weighted crunch

A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with weighted.

weighted crunch demonstration
weighted crunch β€” demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Weighted

Target muscles

Abs

Secondary muscles

Obliques

How to do weighted crunch

  1. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.

  2. Hold a weight plate or dumbbell on your chest.

  3. Engage your abs and lift your upper body off the ground, curling forward until your shoulder blades are off the ground.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abs

Secondary

Obliques

Related exercises

All waist exercises β†’

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