Alternatively lie on your back raise your legs so they re perpendicular to the floor and then perform the.
Leg crunch on floor.
Follow this progression to work your way up to the more challenging crunches we discuss today.
Floor crunches with the legs on a bench.
Your calves should be resting on the top of the bench and your legs should be bent at right angles.
Crunch up toward the ceiling then lower.
Pause in this position.
B slowly roll onto side without letting arms or legs touch transitioning to a side hold.
With your back to the floor raise your legs until they are completely vertical.
Place your hands underneath your lower back and extend one leg.
How to do it.
Contract your abdominals so your lower spine flattens onto the floor.
C with arms and legs still raised off the floor continue rolling onto stomach.
Lift your arms off the floor and extend your legs out.
Take a 15 sec break between.
Make sure to do an equal number of repetitions with each leg crossed to work the core and abdominal muscles evenly.
Do 2 3 sets of 10 repetitions.
Balance on tailbone with legs bent feet off floor.
Lift legs off the floor and slowly crunch torso up so only lower back and glutes are touching the floor.
Assume start position as shown by laying on back and crossing your right ankle over your left knee.
Crunch legs elevated on bench duration.
Working out to be fit duration.
Set up for the floor crunch by laying a mat down on the floor and positioning a flat bench at the end of the mat to form a t shape.
Higher activation of the rectus abdominis than on the regular crunches.
Straight leg crunches form a smaller part of the crunch family.
Here s how to combine these types of crunches and create an amazing ab workout for women.
Your thighs should be perpendicular to the floor.
V crunch this exercise gets your upper and lower body moving simultaneously to recruit the maximum number of muscle fibers in your midsection.
Lie on your back with your hips and knees bent in 90 degrees.
In this variation of a traditional crunch called a cross legged crunch one leg is crossed over the other.
Fold your arms and place them on the chest.
To do a safer version of the crunch.
Crunch up toward the ceiling then lower yourself down.
How to do raised leg crunches.
Start with the crunch i and or the crunch ii.
Lay down on the mat and put your legs up on the bench.
Bend your knees and plant your feet on the floor.
Lie down on the floor.