Center Crunch or Crunch

The center crunch or just crunch targets your upper abdominal muscles. To do the crunch lay flat on your back. Bend and bring your knees up until you have your feet flat on the ground. Some people like to put their knees in the air and cross their feet, which is fine too. Personally I like the feet on the ground because I feel like you get a larger range of motion for the exercise. Put your hands behind your head. During the exercise your hands should just provide support for your neck, they should not be pulling the head up. To do the crunch use your abdominal muscles to pull your head, shoulders, and upper chest straight towards your knees. Do not twist your torso. Your neck should remain straight. Come up until your shoulder blades and upper back are off the ground and hold it for about a half to one second. Come back down in a controlled motion until your shoulder blades are just touching your workout surface, but your not laying flat. This ensure your abdominal muscles are always contracted during the entire exercise. That is one repetition, from there just repeat. Be sure to breath out as you come up and breath in as you lower back down.

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