Weighted Crunches
Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Hold a weight plate against your chest or with your arms extended upward. Engage your core and lift your shoulders a few inches off the ground, keeping your lower back on the floor. Lower with control. The added weight increases resistance and intensifies the upper-ab activation.
How it is executed
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Hold a weight plate against your chest or with your arms extended upward.
- Engage your core and lift your shoulders a few inches off the ground, keeping your lower back on the floor.
- Lower with control.
- The added weight increases resistance and intensifies the upper-ab activation.
- Muscles worked
- Abs
- Primary muscle
- Upper abs
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Core
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- Core strength · Hypertrophy · Stability · Strength
