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Oblique Crunches - On The Floor

abdominalsstrength

Target Muscles

Primary: abdominals

Equipment Needed

body only

Mechanics

isolation

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How to perform Oblique Crunches - On The Floor

1

Start out by lying on your right side with your legs lying on top of each other. Make sure your knees are bent a little bit.

2

Place your left hand behind your head.

3

Once you are in this set position, begin by moving your left elbow up as you would perform a normal crunch except this time the main emphasis is on your obliques.

4

Crunch as high as you can, hold the contraction for a second and then slowly drop back down into the starting position.

5

Remember to breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) part of the exercise and to breathe out during the concentric (elevation) part of the exercise.