Crunches
Exercise
Data
Main
Muscle
Worked:
Abdominals
Other
Muscles
Worked:
None
Equipment:
BodyOnly
Mechanics
Type:
Isolation
Tips:
Lie
flat
on
your
back
with
your
feet
flat
on
the
ground,
or
resting
on a
bench
with
your
knees
bent
at a
90
degree
angle.
If
you
are
resting
your
feet
on a
bench,
place
them
three
to
four
inches
apart
and
point
your
toes
inward
so
they
touch.
Place
your
hands
lightly
on
either
side
of
your
head
keeping
your
elbows
in.
Don't
lock
your
fingers
behind
your
head!
Push
the
small
of
your
back
down
in
the
floor
to
isolate
your
ab
muscles.
Begin
to
roll
your
shoulders
off
the
floor.
Continue
to
push
down
as
hard
as
you
can
with
your
lower
back.
Your
shoulders
should
come
up
off
the
floor
only
about
four
inches,
and
your
lower
back
should
remain
on
the
floor.
Focus
on
slow,
controlled
movement
-
don't
cheat
yourself
by
using
momentum! |
