Tag Archives: Crunches

Muscle Group: Abdominals Machine Crunches target both your upper and lower abdominals. Machines are adjustable, to an extent. We can’t all fit into every piece of equipment at the gym. The Ab Machine can commonly be one of those tricky machines to properly fit into. Concentrate on feeling the rib cage and the pelvis squeeze together as the abs contract. […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals This exercise is another version of Reverse Crunches, but you’ll do it hanging from a pull-up bar. Hanging Reverse Crunches work your lower abs. Get into the hanging position and raise your knees up so they are even with your abs. From this starting position, bring your knees up as far as possible toward your head, rounding […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals Bench Twisting Crunches work your upper abs and obliques. Lie back down on the ground, your legs across a bench in front of you. Place your hands behind your neck and curl your body up toward your knees, arching your back. During this movement, turn your torso so that your right elbow comes across toward your left […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals Cable Crunches work both your upper and lower abs. Attach a rope to an overhead pulley. Go down on your knees and grip the rope with both hands. Keeping the rope in front of your forehead, bend and curl downward, rounding your back, bringing your head to your knees and crunching the abdominals together. Hold the crunch […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals This is a different version of Hanging Reverse Crunches. We will be hitting our lower abdominals with this movement. Place yourself on a vertical bench that allows you to support your body on your elbows and forearms and bring your knees up to the level of your abdominal. From here, lift your knees up as far as […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals With this exercise, we are targeting the lower abs. Looking for 6 pack abs? Combining Crunches with Reverse Crunches is a great way to target your entire midsection! Reverse Crunches are done most effectively lying on a bench press bench that has a rack at one end. First Lie down on your back on the bench and […]

Muscle Group: Abdominals Crunches work the entire abdominal area. There are four major abdominal muscles. Your abs support the rest of your torso and lower back. Ab muscles also help us move our legs and shift our hips. When you swing a bat, lift a box, kick a ball or shift your weight for more power, your abs are doing […]