Bar Band Air Bike
The bicycle crunch with a light bar held at the chest and bands running from it to the feet, so each extending leg pushes against a band.
How to do it
Setup
Lying on the back, shoulders off the floor, the bar held across the chest, a band from each end of it round the feet.
Steps
- Push one leg long against its band as the other knee draws in.
- Turn the chest and the bar toward the bent knee.
- Switch legs and turn to the other side in a steady pedal.
Common mistakes
Letting the band snap the leg back: bend it in under control. Turning only the bar: the shoulders turn with it. Lower back peeling off the floor as the leg extends: keep it pressed down.
Breathing
Exhale on each twist, inhale returning.
