Modified Crunches / Crunches
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Modified Crunches / Crunches targets abs. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Kettlebell around the worlds, stability / swiss / exercise ball dumbbell chest flyes and bosu ball chest dumbbell flyes / flies. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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