Bar Band Air Bike
Description
The bar band air bike combines a banded barbell pressed up over the chest with an air bike crunch. The constant band tension overhead increases shoulder demand while the legs cycle to crush the abs.
Equipment Required
Bar Band Air Bike Instructions
- Lie flat on your back with knees bent and feet flat.
- Hold a barbell with bands attached and anchored above the chest.
- Press the bar up to a locked overhead position.
- Lift both feet off the floor and bend the knees to 90 degrees.
- Begin pedaling the legs as if riding a bike.
- Crunch the upper body and bring opposite elbow toward opposite knee.
- Maintain the bar overhead throughout the cycling motion.
- Continue alternating sides for the full set.
Bar Band Air Bike Form & Visual
Bar Band Air Bike Benefits
- Hammers the abs with rotational cycling.
- Builds shoulder stability with the overhead bar hold.
- Spikes heart rate for cardio benefit.
- Bands add accommodating resistance overhead.
- Trains coordination between upper and lower body.
- Excellent ab and shoulder finisher.
Bar Band Air Bike Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Obliques
- Hip flexors
- Anterior deltoid
Bar Band Air Bike Variations & Alternatives
- Bicycle Crunch
- Air Bike
- Russian Twist
- Dead Bug
