Modified Crunches / Crunches
- Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground, and your knees bent at 90 degrees.
- Place your hands flat on top of your thighs.
- Keep your elbows in so that they are in line to your body.
- Push your back down flat into the floor to isolate your abdominal muscles.
- Gently curl your shoulders forward and up off the floor.
- Continue to push down into the floor with your lower back.
- Raise your shoulders about four to six inches only.
- Hold and squeeze your abdominal muscles at the top of the motion.
- Return to the starting position in a smooth movement.
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Modified crunches / crunches is a at-home work out exercise that targets abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Seated vacuum, modified plank shoulder taps / planks and side plank leg raises are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as modified crunches / crunches. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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