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Crunch, Medicine Ball, Overhead |
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Performing the crunch with overhead medicine ball technique further challenges the abdominals and obliques by including the increased resistance of the medicine ball and the arms overhead. It's a very good progression from the traditional abdominal crunch exercise.
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Abdominals
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Obliques
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Crunch, Medicine Ball, Overhead Steps:
Lie flat on your back on a gym mat, holding a suitably weighted medicine ball.
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Extend your arms out straight up behind your head holding the ball.
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Brace the stomach muscles and slowly curl up whilst breathing out, keeping your arms in a fixed position above your head.
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Curl up so that your shoulders and upper back are raised off the floor, but your lower back remains in contact with the floor.
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Pause briefly at the top, then slowly return to the start position.
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Top Tip:If you struggle using a medicine ball, try doing it without one first until you get used to the exercise movement.
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