Intermediate exercise
Decline Oblique Crunch
Also called Decline Oblique Twisting Crunch
Technique
How to perform Decline Oblique Crunch
- Secure your legs in the decline bench supports and lower your back onto the bench.
- Place one hand lightly beside your head and the other on your thigh without pulling on your neck.
- Curl your trunk and continue into a full sit-up, turning your chest toward the opposite knee as you rise.
- Let the opposite elbow travel toward that knee without forcing contact by pulling your head forward.
- Untwist and lower your torso onto the bench under control.
- Complete the intended repetitions, then switch the direction of the twist.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Rectus Abdominis.
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