The decline crunch is an abdominal exercise that involves lying on a decline bench with your feet secured and performing a crunch motion to engage your core muscles. This exercise targets the rectus abdominis, obliques, and hip flexors.
Type
Strength
Equipment
Bench
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Targets the lower abdominal muscles
- Increases core strength and stability
- Improves posture and balance
- Can help prevent lower back pain
- Can be done with or without weights for added resistance
How to perform
- Start by lying flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Place your hands behind your head, with your elbows pointing out to the sides.
- Lift your feet off the ground and bring your knees up towards your chest.
- Slowly lower your feet back down towards the ground, keeping your knees bent.
- As you lower your feet, lift your upper body off the ground and crunch your abs.
- Hold the crunch for a few seconds, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the ground.
- Repeat the movement for the desired number of reps.
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Abs
Primary
Lower Back
Primary