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V-Up

From lying on the back, lift the straight legs and trunk together into a V, then lower under control.

Conditioning Drill 1, exercise 2 of 5

Demonstration

Official photo sequences from the Army's drill manual, read left to right, top to bottom.

V-Up: official ATP 7-22.02 photo sequence (figure 5-2, CD1.2 V-Up) showing the positions of the exercise in order.
Figure 5-2. CD1.2 V-Up · ATP 7-22.02, p. 5-3 (opens the official PDF)

Photos: U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, ATP 7-22.02. Approved for public release.

How to perform it

Conditioning Drill 1, exercise 2 of 5

Moderate cadence (80 counts per minute)

Starting position

Supine with arms on the ground at 45 degrees from the body, knees bent to 90 degrees, head 1–2 inches off the ground.

Supine: Lying on the back with legs together and the body aligned, reached from the Straddle Stance through Half-Kneeling and Sitting without using the hands. ATP 7-22.02, para. 2-8 – 2-10, p. 2-3 – 2-4 (opens the official PDF)

Counts

  1. 1Count 1. Raise the legs and trunk together into a V, using the arms for balance. Keep the knees straight and the head in line with the trunk.
  2. 2Count 2. Return under control to the starting position without dropping the legs.
  3. 3Count 3. Repeat count 1.
  4. 4Count 4. Return to the count 2 position.

ATP 7-22.02, para. 5-4, p. 5-2, Figure 5-2 (opens the official PDF)

What it develops

Develops the abdominal and hip flexor muscles for tasks such as the leg tuck, rope traverse, and surmounting obstacles.

Focus: Abdominals, Hip flexors

Form

Drawn from the cited instructions.

Cues

  • Keep the knees straight in the V.
  • Keep the head in line with the trunk, neither tucked nor tipped back.

Common mistakes

  • Dropping the legs on the way down.