Abdominal Crunch
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The “crunch” is the most popular ab exercise out there. When it comes to building a “six-pack” and losing belly fat, crunches are a must. This move isolates your core muscles, improves your balance, and improves functional fitness. It targets the rectus abdominis, the transverse abdominis, and the obliques. “Crunches” can help strengthen your abs, improve your posture, and shed fat. Advanced lifters can use weight plates for a more challenging workout.
How to do it
- 1Lie on your back with your knees bent. You can do the crunch in different ways: keeping your hands behind your neck, across your chest or putting your arms forward, parallel to the quadriceps.
- 2With your abs tight, curl up and push forward. Maintain the contraction for a few seconds. Tilt your chin slightly. Keep your abdominals pulled in during the entire range of motion.
- 3Lower back down with a controlled movement.
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Use explosive moves.
- Push the neck forward during the movement.
Now you know how it is done. In the app it joins the other exercises and becomes a multi-week plan.
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