Legs·Bodyweight·Isolation

Looking At Ceiling

Quads · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

Force

Static

The Looking At Ceiling is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Quads.

Muscles Worked

In Position

Looking At Ceiling — start position
Start position
Looking At Ceiling — end position
End position

How to Do the Looking At Ceiling

  1. 1Kneel on the floor, holding your heels with both hands.
  2. 2Lift your buttocks up and forward while bringing your head back to look up at the ceiling, to give an arch in your back.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB. Library last reviewed June 22, 2026 · How these guides are written