Abs
decline-crunch
Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Place hands lightly behind your head, elbows wide, or crossed over your chest.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- transversus abdominis
Target muscles
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
- 2
Place hands lightly behind your head, elbows wide, or crossed over your chest.
- 3
Engage your core, drawing your navel towards your spine, keeping your lower back pressed down.
- 4
Exhale and slowly curl your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor, bringing your rib cage towards your hips.
- 5
Pause briefly at the top, focusing on abdominal contraction.
- 6
Inhale as you slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position with control.
Safety & form
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