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Technique

  1. Contract your Abs to get the upper back off the ground.
  2. The lower back keeps contact with the ground the whole time.
Risks
  • High-reps flexion of the spine might cause issues over time. Use this exercise only as a first step towards more effective Abs exercises.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Rectus abdominis
  • External oblique
  • Internal oblique

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Equipment

Ground (hands or body)
Ground (hands or body)

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Appears in

Joint movements
Trunkflexion
trains stretches

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Progressions

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Stability ball crunch

Beginner

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Variations

e11i

Stability ball crunch

Beginner
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Chair crunch

Beginner
e0iq

Dead bug crunch

Beginner
e0wx

Seated scissors

Beginner
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Dead bug march

Beginner
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Dead bug

Beginner
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