Lever Seated Left Side Crunch
Description
The lever seated left side crunch is an oblique builder performed on a seated ab crunch machine angled for one side. The lifter sits and crunches the torso to the left, loading the left obliques against the lever resistance. The machine isolates the obliques.
Equipment Required
Lever Seated Left Side Crunch Instructions
- Sit on a lever ab crunch machine with the resistance set.
- Position the body so the left side faces the lever.
- Grip the handles and set the chest pad against the torso.
- Brace your core and set the feet under the foot pads.
- Crunch the torso to the left bending sideways.
- Squeeze the left obliques hard at the bottom.
- Hold briefly at the contracted position.
- Return to the start with control. Complete reps.
Lever Seated Left Side Crunch Form & Visual
Lever Seated Left Side Crunch Benefits
- Strong oblique isolation
- Constant lever resistance
- Easy to scale loading
- Builds the obliques
- Useful core builder
- Strong machine move
Lever Seated Left Side Crunch Muscles Worked
- Obliques
- Quadratus lumborum
- Rectus abdominis
Lever Seated Left Side Crunch Variations & Alternatives
- Cable Side Bend
- DB Side Bend
- Russian Twist
- Lever Side Crunch
