Oblique Crunch

Knees dropped to one side, curl the shoulder toward the opposite hip.

Oblique Crunch, illustrated

How to do it

Setup

On your back, knees dropped together to ONE side, shoulders flat.

Steps

  1. Curl the shoulders straight up toward the ceiling.
  2. Feel the top-side obliques fold.
  3. Lower and finish the side, then switch.

Common mistakes

Twisting toward the knees: the curl is STRAIGHT up; the drop did the twisting. Shoulders peeling unevenly: both rise together. Neck leading: chest first.

Breathing

Exhale on the crunch, inhale lowering.