Abdominal Floor Crunch

Abdominal Floor Crunch Basics

Primary muscles worked: Rectus Abdominis

Synergist Muscles: Obliques

Mechanics: Isolation

Equipment: Open Floor Space

How To Perform The Abdominal Floor Crunch

• First, lay flat on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat. Your feet should be roughly 6 to 12 inches away from your butt.
• Next, place your arms across your chest with one arm over the other arm.
• Once in this position, you may begin the crunch by lifting your shoulder blades and back off of the mat.
• Once your shoulder blades are about 6 inches off the mat return to the starting position.

Abdominal Floor Crunch Tips

• Be sure to keep your chin tucked in to avoid excessive stress on the neck.
• Also, the movement should be slow and deliberate, concentrating on utilizing the core muscles, mainly the abs, to perform the crunch.
• You can make the exercise easier by placing your hands on your thighs.
• You can also increase the difficulty of the crunch by fully extending your arms and holding them together above your head.

Abdominal Floor Crunch and Sports Application

The abdominal floor crunch is an excellent beginner exercise that will foster local muscular strength and endurance gains in athletes. This basic crunch can teach proper control of the abdominals which is an important skill to learn before progressing to more difficult abdominal exercises. The core/abs are important many different areas of athletics and they should be trained thoroughly.