Ab Crunch Machine (Oblique)

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Watch Ab Crunch Machine (Oblique)

Technique

How to perform Ab Crunch Machine (Oblique)

1. Select the resistance and sit with your arms on the machine supports and hands on the handles.
2. Turn the seat, or place both feet to one side of the shin pad so your pelvis turns relative to your chest.
3. Maintain that turned pelvis-to-chest position while curling the torso toward the pelvis as the lower support rises.
4. Move through the machine's crunch without adding a separate twist or pulling forcefully with the arms.
5. Return under control while keeping the same setup.
6. Reset the seat or foot position toward the other side and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Rectus Abdominis.