Side crunches work the internal and external oblique muscles, as well as the transverse abdominus . Lie down on your left side on the mat with your knees bent and stacked together and your body in a straight line.
Read moreWhat are side oblique crunches?
Lie on a padded surface on your left side . Stack your legs and bring your right hand behind your head. Lie your left arm in front of you or across your body. … Do NOT pull yourself with your hand. Pause and feel the contraction in your obliques then slowly return to the starting position.
Read moreAre side crunches good for waist?
This move is perfect for strengthening the internal and external obliques and sculpting the side ab wall. The side crunch helps to define the waist and gives you a more shapely body .
Read moreWhat muscles does the side plank crunch work?
What muscles does a side plank crunch work?
Read moreDo side crunches help love handles?
Many people try to target this specific area with endless side crunches and other abdominal moves that target the obliques, muscles that run down the sides of the torso. However, this is not an effective way to lose love handles (1, 2).
Read moreWhich crunch is best for abs?
According to the study, the bicycle crunch was the most effective exercise when analysing the muscle activity in the abdominals. To complete a bicycle crunch, lie on your back with your lower back pressed into the ground, bring your knees in towards your chest and lift your shoulder blades off the ground.
Read moreHow do you do abs crunches?
How to do a basic crunch
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