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Band Crunch

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Equipment

  • Elastic Band

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core

Purposes

  • Abdominal strength

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Description

  • Lie on your back with your legs bent and feet flat on the floor.
  • Stretch the band through the armpits and hold it on the chest.
  • Keeping your neck neutral, roll your upper back off the floor.
  • Return slowly to the floor.

ProTip

  • Initiate the crunch at the head, then roll your spine up segmentally into a crunch

Mistakes

  • Jutting the chin as you crunch up
  • Pulling the band up with the hands instead of with the shoulders