Abs
weighted-knee-crunch
Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Place hands lightly behind your head or crossed over your chest.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- hip flexors
Target muscles
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
- 2
Place hands lightly behind your head or crossed over your chest.
- 3
Engage your core, pressing your lower back into the floor.
- 4
Exhale as you slowly curl your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor, bringing your rib cage towards your hips.
- 5
Pause briefly at the top, feeling the contraction in your abs.
- 6
Inhale as you slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position with control.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
