Cross-Body Crunch

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Quick answer

Cross-Body Crunch is a beginner isolation bodyweight exercise that mainly works the abs, with the obliques assisting.

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Muscles worked

Front
Back

Primary

Secondary

How to do Cross-Body Crunch

  1. 1

    Lie down on the floor with your knees bent and your hands behind your head. This is your starting position.

  2. 2

    Lift your right leg up and crunch up, liting your upper back & shoulder off the floor and twisting, bringing your left elbow towards your right knee.

  3. 3

    Pause the contraction for a moment at this point then slowly return to the starting position.

  4. 4

    Repeat the action on the other side.

Form cues

  • When moving your elbow towards the knee, try to move the shoulder aswell, twisting as much as you can and focusing on the contraction of the abs.
  • Variation: you can do all your reps on one side then do all your reps again on the other side.

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