Crunches

Technique

How to perform Crunches

1. Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat and hands touching lightly beside your head.
2. Curl your shoulders and shoulder blades just off the floor without pulling on your head.
3. Keep your pelvis and lower back supported rather than sitting all the way up.
4. Lower your shoulders slowly and reset before the next repetition.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.