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Reverse Crunches

Reverse Crunches trains 2 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Abs 85%, Obliques 25%.

Accessory Level: Beginner Bodyweight Push Easy on the lower backEasy on the kneesNo load on the spineEasy on the shoulders

Reverse Crunches - Start position
Start position
Reverse Crunches - Finish position
Finish position

How to do it

  1. Lie on your back with your arms at your sides.
  2. Raise your legs with knees bent to 90 degrees.
  3. Curl your hips off the floor by contracting your lower abs.
  4. Bring your knees toward your chest.
  5. Lower your hips with control.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

Light Main

How it compares

Compared with the Cable Crunch, it loads Abs 5 points lower, Obliques 5 points lower. It needs Bodyweight where the other uses Cable machine. Compared with the Lying Windshield Wipers, it loads Obliques 55 points lower, Abs 15 points higher.

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Other exercises for the Abs

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