Decline Oblique Crunch
Decline Oblique Crunch trains 2 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Obliques 75%, Abs 65%.
This movement is in our catalog for reference, with the same per-muscle numbers as every other page here. The app does not select it for you.
How to do it
- Set a bench to a decline and hook your feet under the pads, lying on your side or with a twist.
- Put your hands beside your head without pulling on your neck.
- Curl up and rotate, bringing one elbow toward the opposite knee.
- Squeeze the oblique at the top, then lower under control.
- Rotate through your ribs, not by yanking your elbow across - the elbow does not need to touch.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
How it compares
Compared with the Hanging Windshield Wipers, it loads Lats 45 points lower, Forearms 40 points lower, Front delts 20 points lower. It needs Bodyweight + Bench where the other uses Pull-up bar. Compared with the Russian Twist, it loads Abs 25 points higher, Obliques 10 points lower. It needs Bodyweight + Bench where the other uses Bodyweight.
Other ways to train this
Other exercises for the Obliques
Related guides
Exercise illustrations and data by RepDB (repdb.co), used under licence.
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