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Reverse Crunches
An abdominal exercise curling the hips off the floor to emphasize the lower portion of the abs.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- rectus abdominis · hip flexors · obliques · transverse abdominis
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Lie on your back with your arms at your sides.
- Raise your legs with knees bent to 90 degrees.
- Curl your hips off the floor by contracting your lower abs.
- Bring your knees toward your chest.
- Lower your hips with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of reps.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Curl your pelvis rather than swinging your legs for momentum.
- Exhale as your hips lift to deepen the abdominal contraction.
- Press your arms into the floor for added stability.