Oblique Ab Crunch Machine

Technique

How to perform Oblique Ab Crunch Machine

1. Adjust the ab crunch machine and sit with your pelvis turned about 45 degrees to the right.
2. Place the left foot on the machine's right-side foot support and the right foot behind the left heel, keeping the turned pelvis supported.
3. Rest the arms on the available pads and hold the handles without pulling the movement through your arms.
4. Curl the torso toward the pelvis as the machine's lower support rises, maintaining the turned position rather than adding a separate twist.
5. Return slowly along the same path without letting the resistance pull you abruptly backward.
6. Complete the planned repetitions, then reverse the setup to work the other side.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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