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Weighted Crunches

How to do the Weighted Crunches with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Equipment

Medicine Ball

Step by step

How to do the Weighted Crunches

  1. 1

    Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground or resting on a bench with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle.

  2. 2

    Hold a weight to your chest, or you may hold it extended above your torso. This will be your starting position.

  3. 3

    Now, exhale and slowly begin to roll your shoulders off the floor. Your shoulders should come up off the floor about 4 inches while your lower back remains on the floor.

  4. 4

    At the top of the movement, flex your abdominals and hold for a brief pause.

  5. 5

    Then inhale and slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Weighted Crunches set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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