Long Arm Crunch

Muscles involved

Abs

How to do it

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, then extend your arms straight back on the floor behind your head. 2. Engage your core and lift your head, shoulders, and arms off the floor, reaching your hands towards the ceiling. 3. Pause at the top of the crunch, feeling a strong contraction in your upper abs. 4. Slowly lower your upper body and arms back to the starting position.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Rectus abdominis

Tips

- Reach your arms as far forward as you can to increase the lever arm. - Lift your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor together. - Squeeze your upper abs hard at the top of the movement. - Lower your body slowly and with control.

Difficulty