Crunch Hands Overhead

An advanced crunch technique that incorporates increased tension and balance by extending hands overhead, targeting the abdominals.

Instructions

• Lie on your back with your knees bent to 90 degrees and feet flat on the ground.
• Extend your arms straight back so that they are lying flat on the ground overhead.
• Engage your core and lift your upper back off the ground in a controlled motion.
• Use your abdominal muscles to lift your shoulders up, keeping your arms aligned with your ears.
• Pause briefly at the top of the movement, squeezing your abs.
• Lower yourself back down to the starting position slowly.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Using momentum rather than the abdominal muscles to lift up.
• Moving the neck and head instead of curling up with the abs.
• Allowing the arms to fall out of alignment with the ears.
• Not controlling the descent back to the starting position.

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