Leg Climb Crunch
Muscle Groups: Abs, Hips
Leg Climb Crunch focuses on Abs, Hips.
How to Perform
Follow these step-by-step instructions to perform Leg Climb Crunch with proper form and technique.
- 1
Lie on your back with your legs extended straight and your arms extended overhead on the floor.
- 2
Engage your core and simultaneously lift your head, shoulders, and upper back off the floor.
- 3
As you crunch up, bend one knee and draw it towards your chest, lifting your foot off the floor.
- 4
Reach both hands up towards the ceiling, as if climbing up your extended leg or reaching for your bent knee.
- 5
Hold the peak contraction briefly, feeling the engagement in your abdominal muscles.
- 6
Slowly lower your upper body and the bent leg back to the starting position, extending your arms overhead.
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