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Strength exercises Β· Core

Decline crunch

Difficulty Core stability

How to perform it

Secure your feet under the pads of a decline bench and curl your chest toward your pelvis by lifting only your shoulder blades, keeping your lower back supported. Unlike a sit-up, stop before sitting upright and focus on the abs.

Video demo

Equipment

  • Sit-up benchMachine

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • External obliques
  • Internal obliques (not on the surface map)
  • Rectus abdominis
  • Transverse abdominis (not on the surface map)

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Crunch variations

Exercise family Β· pattern: Core stability

1 family Β· 4 variationsDifficulty

Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.