Abdominal crunch

Place your fingers on your temples rather than behind your headSlowly raise your shoulders off the floorPlace your fingers on your temples rather than behind your head
Primary target:
Stomach (Abdominals)
Secondary target:
Stomach (Obliques)
Difficulty:
(3/10)
Equipment required:
How many reps should I do?
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Techniques

To perform the Abdominal crunch safely, please follow these steps:
  1. Lay on your back on a mat or towel, feet flat on the floor, knees bent, fingers on your temples and elbows to the side
  2. Very slowly raise your shoulders off the floor, moving them towards your knees
  3. Unlike a sit up, your lower back should not leave the floor
  4. Now slowly return to the starting position
  5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you can no longer maintain correct technique

Alternatives

Rolling plank with fitball
Diagonal crunch
Abdominal stretch on fitball
Barbell roll out
Box barbell roll out
Three quarter rolling plank with fitball
V crunch
Three quarter plank
Three quarter plank with fitball
Plank
Box dumbell roll out
Abdominal crunch with raised legs
Superman
V crunch with bent legs
Fitball crunch