Beginner exercise
Decline Crunch
Technique
How to perform Decline Crunch
- Secure your legs in the decline bench supports and lie back with your lower back resting on the pad.
- Place your hands lightly beside your head without pulling on your neck.
- Curl your rib cage toward your pelvis until your shoulder blades lift clear of the bench, keeping your lower back supported.
- Pause briefly at the top without lifting into a sit-up.
- Lower your shoulders onto the pad under control before repeating.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.