Bicycle crunch
Lie on your back, lift your torso slightly, and bring your knees to 90°. Engage your core and perform an alternating pedaling motion while rotating your torso: bring your right elbow to your left knee, then your left elbow to your right knee. Keep the movement smooth and avoid pulling on your neck. Targets the obliques, upper abs, and coordination.
How it is executed
- Lie on your back, lift your torso slightly, and bring your knees to 90°.
- Engage your core and perform an alternating pedaling motion while rotating your torso: bring your right elbow to your left knee, then your left elbow to your right knee.
- Keep the movement smooth and avoid pulling on your neck.
- Targets the obliques, upper abs, and coordination.
- Muscles worked
- Core
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Movement pattern
- Full body
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- Core strength · Hypertrophy · Stability · Strength
