Dumbell Toe Crunch
Bodypart:
Abs
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Obliques
Equipment:
Dumbbells
Lie on mat with legs lifted and straight at a 90 degree angle from body, with arms holding a dumbbell at ground behind your head. Open legs wide into a V keeping them straight and bring dumbbell up, crunching torso and reach through legs with dumbbell. Bring dumbbell back to start position behind head and bring legs close together again. Then bring dumbbell forward again and reach up with it towards toes, crunching torso and return to start position. This is one rep. Continue doing these movements alternating between the star crunch and toe touch.
Comments and tips
Keep your neck level with your torso and your lower back pressed against the floor.
You can bend your knees a little and/or cross your legs if it makes the exercise easier.
Instead of reaching up to touch your toes, you can place your hands behind your head (see video).
To make the vertical leg crunch more difficult, hold a weight plate in your extended hands or behind your head.
Source: http://www.robinskey.com/dumbbell-star-crunch-dumbbell-toe-touch-exercise/
Source: https://weighttraining.guide/exercises/vertical-leg-crunch/
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