Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch
Description
The bottle weighted overhead crunch is a sit up variation with the load held overhead. The lifter lies on the back and holds a water bottle overhead with both hands. The lifter crunches up keeping the bottle reaching for the ceiling. The overhead load adds resistance to the abs.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch Instructions
- Lie on your back on the floor with knees bent.
- Hold a filled water bottle with both hands.
- Extend the arms overhead behind the head.
- Brace your core hard.
- Keep the bottle overhead as you crunch up.
- Lift the upper body off the floor while reaching the bottle to the ceiling.
- Squeeze the abs at the top.
- Lower back down with control.
Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch Form & Visual
Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch Benefits
- Strong abs builder
- Adds overhead load to crunches
- Easy at-home weighted move
- Trains long lever abs
- Builds core strength
- No gym needed
Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Hip flexors
- Obliques
Bottle Weighted Overhead Crunch Variations & Alternatives
- Weighted Crunch
- V-Up
- Overhead Sit Up
- Toe Touch Crunch
