Crunch (Leg Raise)
The crunch with the bent knees lifting at the same time: the shoulders and the knees rise together and meet over the hips.
How to do it
Setup
On your back, knees bent, feet flat, hands behind the head, elbows wide.
Steps
- Curl the shoulders up as the knees lift toward the chest.
- Meet in the middle with the lower back pressed down.
- Lower the shoulders and set the feet back down together.
Common mistakes
Swinging the legs up to throw the curl: lift the knees with the abs. Pulling the head forward: the hands only cradle it. Dropping the feet back hard: lower them as slowly as they rose.
Breathing
Exhale on the crunch, inhale lowering.
