Lever Seated Right Side Crunch

Description

The lever seated right 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 right, loading the right obliques against the lever resistance. The machine isolates the obliques.

Muscle Group

Equipment Required

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch Instructions

  1. Sit on a lever ab crunch machine with the resistance set.
  2. Position the body so the right side faces the lever.
  3. Grip the handles and set the chest pad against the torso.
  4. Brace your core and set the feet under the foot pads.
  5. Crunch the torso to the right bending sideways.
  6. Squeeze the right obliques hard at the bottom.
  7. Hold briefly at the contracted position.
  8. Return to the start with control. Complete reps.

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch Form & Visual

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch Benefits

  • Strong oblique isolation
  • Constant lever resistance
  • Easy to scale loading
  • Builds the obliques
  • Useful core builder
  • Strong machine move

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch Muscles Worked

  • Obliques
  • Quadratus lumborum
  • Rectus abdominis

Lever Seated Right Side Crunch Variations & Alternatives

  • Cable Side Bend
  • DB Side Bend
  • Russian Twist
  • Lever Side Crunch