Wind Sprints
Wind Sprints is a beginner compound bodyweight exercise that mainly works your abs.
💪 Abs🏋️ Bodyweight📈 Beginner🔗 Compound🎯 3 sets of 8-15 reps


How to do the wind sprints
- Hang from a pull-up bar using a pronated grip. Your arms and legs should be extended. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by quickly raising one knee as high as you can. Do not swing your body or your legs. 3
- Immediately reverse the motion, returning that leg to the starting position. Simultaneously raise the opposite knee as high as possible.
- Continue alternating between legs until the set is complete.
Muscles worked
Primary: Abs
Sets and reps
Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.
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What muscles does the wind sprints work?
It mainly works your abs.
How many sets and reps of wind sprints should I do?
Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.
Is the wind sprints good for beginners?
Yes. It is a beginner-friendly movement: start light and focus on the form steps above.