Band Side Crunch
Description
The band side crunch uses a resistance band anchored overhead while you perform a side crunch motion. The band provides constant tension as you crunch laterally to one side, hitting the obliques directly. It is a band-based alternative to standing or kneeling cable side crunches.
Equipment Required
Band Side Crunch Instructions
- Anchor a resistance band to a high point overhead.
- Kneel facing perpendicular to the anchor with the band in your right hand.
- Bring the band end to the side of your head.
- Brace your core and sit tall with hips over heels.
- Crunch your torso laterally to your right by contracting your right obliques.
- Bring your right elbow toward your right hip.
- Squeeze your obliques at the bottom of the crunch.
- Slowly return to the upright position with control. Complete reps, then switch sides.
Band Side Crunch Form & Visual
Band Side Crunch Benefits
- Targets obliques directly with resistance
- Constant band tension through the range
- Builds oblique size and strength
- Useful for waist definition
- Easy to scale by changing band tension
- No machine required
Band Side Crunch Muscles Worked
- Obliques (internal and external)
- Quadratus lumborum
- Rectus abdominis
