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Crunch - Hands Overhead

Strength · No equipment · Beginner
Crunch - Hands Overhead, starting positionCrunch - Hands Overhead, end position

How to do it

  1. Lie on the floor with your back flat and knees bent with around a 60-degree angle between the hamstrings and the calves.
  2. Keep your feet flat on the floor and stretch your arms overhead with your palms crossed. This will be your starting position.
  3. Curl your upper body forward and bring your shoulder blades just off the floor. At all times, keep your arms aligned with your head, neck and shoulder. Don't move them forward from that position. Exhale as you perform this portion of the movement and hold the contraction for a second.
  4. Slowly lower down to the starting position as you inhale.
  5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Works

Abdominals

When to stop

Stop and rest if you feel chest pain or pressure, are more short of breath than you'd expect, feel dizzy or faint, or have sudden pain. If chest pain or faintness doesn't pass when you rest, call 911.

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