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Crunches Background

Description

The crunch is a classic exercise for training the abdominal muscles. It mainly trains the upper part of the straight abdominal muscles.
Exercise

Crunches

Type: Bilateral Rest: 120s Equipment: Bauchmaschine

Tutorial

  1. 1
    Sit on the seat of the machine and position your feet under the foot roll. Grip the handles with your hands and place your elbows on the elbow pads (if available).
  2. 2
    Bend your upper body towards your knees by tensing your abdominal muscles. Exhale as you do this.
  3. 3
    Slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position. Keep your abdominal muscles tensed even in the stretched position. Breathe in as you do so.
  4. 4
    One repetition has now been completed. Repeat this process for the specified number of repetitions.
Tip
Sit with your bottom all the way back so that your lower back is in contact with the backrest throughout the exercise. Your abdominal muscles are tensed throughout the exercise. Make sure that you round your spine forwards.

Muscle groups

Primary
  • Abs (upper)
Secondary
Tertiary

Equipment

  • Ab machine

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