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Weighted Crunches

How to do the Weighted Crunches with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

IsolationMedicine BallBeginnerPull
Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Step by step

How to do the Weighted Crunches

  1. 1

    Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground or resting on a bench with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle.

  2. 2

    Hold a weight to your chest, or you may hold it extended above your torso. This will be your starting position.

  3. 3

    Now, exhale and slowly begin to roll your shoulders off the floor. Your shoulders should come up off the floor about 4 inches while your lower back remains on the floor.

  4. 4

    At the top of the movement, flex your abdominals and hold for a brief pause.

  5. 5

    Then inhale and slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Weighted Crunches set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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