Crunch with Medicine Ball
Step by step
How to perform
- Hold a medicine ball with both hands and keep it against your chest.
- Slowly lift your upper body, using your abdominal muscles, towards your knees while keeping the medicine ball against your chest.
- Hold this position for a moment, making sure to keep your abs contracted.
- Lower your body back down to the starting position, while maintaining control and not allowing your body to simply drop back down.
Overview
About this exercise
The Crunch with Medicine Ball is a dynamic exercise that targets and strengthens core muscles, including the abs and obliques, while also improving balance and coordination. This exercise is suitable for individuals at all fitness levels, from beginners to advanced athletes, who are looking to enhance their core strength and stability. Incorporating the medicine ball into a traditional crunch adds an extra challenge and variety to your workout, making it more effective and engaging.
Coaching cues
Form tips
When you perform the crunch, ensure you're engaging your abdominal muscles, not your neck or other parts of your body. Avoid the common mistake of pulling your neck forward which can strain it. Instead, focus on lifting your upper body using your core muscles.
When lowering your body back to the starting position, do so in a slow and controlled manner. Avoid the tendency to drop your body quickly, as this can lead to injury and reduces the effectiveness of the exercise.
A common mistake is to look down or towards the knees while performing the crunch.
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