Decline Crunch
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Core
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Isolation
How to do it
- Hook your feet under the pads of a decline bench, lie back and cross your arms on your chest.
- Exhale and curl your torso up toward your knees, one vertebra at a time.
- Lower back down slowly and under control instead of dropping onto the bench.
- Keep your chin slightly tucked and rise with your abs, not with momentum or a jerk of your head.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
- AbsMain
Also known as
Roman Chair Crunch · Negative Crunches · Decline Bench Crunch · Decline Crunch (Bodyweight)