Progression
Progression ladder for the Side Jackknife
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Side Jackknife
These are the substitutes for the Side Jackknife, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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Decline Oblique Crunch
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Abdominals
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elbow-to-knee
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Abs
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45° side bend
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Abs
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seated side crunch (wall)
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Abs
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spine twist
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Abs
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Crunches
- Beginner
- Body-weight
- Abdominals
Where you are now
Side Jackknife
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Abdominals
Harder steps
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russian twist
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Abs
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weighted seated twist (on stability ball)
- Intermediate
- Stability-ball
- Abs
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crab twist toe touch
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Abs
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bridge - mountain climber (cross body)
- Intermediate
- Body-weight
- Abs
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exercise ball one leg prone lower body rotation
- Intermediate
- Stability-ball
- Glutes
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roller body saw
- Intermediate
- Foam-roll
- Abs
Log a workout on the Side Jackknife
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Your streak and badges on this account
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