Lever Seated Full Crunch
Description
The lever seated full crunch is performed on a seated ab crunch machine that lets you crunch against a fixed load. The seated position eliminates lower back stress and lets you focus purely on the abs. The constant resistance through a full range builds ab thickness.
Equipment Required
Lever Seated Full Crunch Instructions
- Sit on the ab crunch machine with your back against the pad.
- Grip the handles or place your arms over the chest pad.
- Adjust the seat height so the pad sits across your chest.
- Brace your core and keep your hips planted.
- Crunch your torso forward by contracting the abs.
- Continue forward until you feel a strong contraction.
- Squeeze the abs hard at the bottom.
- Return slowly to the start, controlling the eccentric.
Lever Seated Full Crunch Form & Visual
Lever Seated Full Crunch Benefits
- Loads the abs with constant resistance
- Stable, guided path
- Reduces lower back stress
- Builds ab thickness
- Easy to load progressively
- Useful for ab hypertrophy
Lever Seated Full Crunch Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Obliques
- Hip flexors
Lever Seated Full Crunch Variations & Alternatives
- Cable Crunch
- Sit-Up
- Crunch
- Hanging Knee Raise
