By starting the movement in your lower body and bringing your knees to your chest, you protect your back and create a greater range of motion, which can help place more tension on your abdominal […] Reverse Crunch Starting Position Lie on the floor or a mat on your back, with knees bent and hands behind head.
INHALE: Slowly return to the mat to complete one rep. The reverse crunch is a basic core strengthening exercise that also improves stability throughout the lower back, hips and spine. Keep a space between your chin and chest (looking diagonal towards the ceiling). It targets the lower portion of the rectus abdominis or "six-pack" muscles. The bent-knee reverse crunch is a popular bodyweight core exercise.
When it’s time for your abdominal workout, it’s a good bet that you’ll be getting down on the floor and performing crunches. Starting Position: Lie in a supine (on your back) position on a mat with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor and arms spread out to your sides with your palms facing down. Lift legs and bend knees to 90 degrees. It can be performed for time or … Bent-Knee Crunches vs. Straight-Leg Crunches.
Lie supine on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Bent-Knee Reverse Crunch A good starter abdominal exercise for someone with a neck injury is the bent-knee reverse crunch because it doesn't require any upper body work other than core contraction to stabilize the body. You’ll find an almost endless variety of crunches, some of which require machines or free weights, although most are body-weight exercises. Medicine Ball Crunches Starting Position Hold a medicine ball (or dumbbell) and lie flat on your back with knees bent, legs hip-width apart, abs engaged, and arms extended straight up toward the ceiling. Action EXHALE: Use your abs to "crunch" up by lifting your head, neck and shoulder blades off the mat.