Side Crunches Guide
- Exercise Type: Isolation - focuses on targeting and isolating specific muscle groups, allowing for targeted muscle development.
- Targeted Muscle Groups:
- primary: obliques
- secondary: abs, Rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
- tertiary: hip flexors, erector spinae
How to perform?
Side crunches, also known as oblique crunches, are an isolation exercise that primarily targets the external oblique muscles located on the sides of the abdomen. This exercise is performed by lying on one side with the legs bent, placing the hand behind the head, and crunching the torso towards the hip. The internal obliques, rectus abdominis, and transverse abdominis are also activated as secondary muscles. Side crunches can help to improve core strength and stability, and are commonly used in abdominal workouts.
Variations
- Cable Crunchisolation
- Decline Bench Crunchesisolation
- Hanging Leg Raisesisolation
- Leg Raises With Exercise Ballisolation
- Knee Raisesisolation
- Knee Hip Raise On Parallel Barsisolation
- Weighted Decline Bench Crunchesisolation
- Decline Bench Crunchesisolation
- Weighted Decline Bench Crunchesisolation
- Incline Crunchisolation
- Cable Crunchisolation
- Cross Crunchesisolation
- Tucked crunchesisolation
- Bicycle Crunchesisolation
- Decline Reverse Crunchesisolation
- Reverse Crunchisolation
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