04/12/2026
This dead bug variation might look like a basic core exercise… but it tells us a lot.
Can you extend your leg without your low back taking over?
Or do your ribs pop up, your back arch, or does tension shift where it shouldn’t?
A lot of people—especially coming from traditional PT—have been taught to press their back into the ground, tuck hard, and brace.
Maybe that helps in the short term.
But it doesn’t teach you how to actually control your body when you move—and it can restrict motion where you need it most.
That’s where the coaching and cueing matter.
This isn’t about forcing a position.
It’s about learning how to:
✔️ Move your hips without your back jumping in
✔️ Stay in control and manage pressure through your torso as your limbs move
✔️ Feel your deep core working without just crunching
Because if you can’t control it here… it only gets harder when you stand and start doing dynamic things.
Simple exercise.
But how you do it—and how it’s coached—makes all the difference.
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