How To Do The Crossover Crunch

Instead of just cranking out ordinary crunches, mix up your abs workout with crossover crunches. By adding in a twisting movement you'll target your obliques as well as your abs, strengthening your core and tightening your stomach muscles.

How To Do The Crossover Crunch

• With your head off the mat, touch your fingers to your temples. Rest one foot on the opposite knee.
• Contract your abs to lift your shoulders off the mat, without pulling on your neck.
• Twist your torso so your elbow moves to meet your knee.
• Reverse the move slowly back to the start.

Crossover Crunch Variations

Gym ball twist crunch

Get more range on the move and work your stabiliser muscles into the bargain.

• As you rise up twist your torso to one side
• Alternate sides with each rep

Bicycle crunch

Do this move quickly to exhaust your abdominals fully.

• Crunch up and bring your right elbow to your left knee. 
• Twist your torso from side to side while pumping your legs back and forth.

One-arm cable cross crunch

Head to the cable machine to work your abs and sculpt a six-pack with this twisty crunch variation.

• Hold a high cable in one hand.
• Use your abs to pull the handle down, not your arm.
• Draw your elbow to your opposite knee to create the twist effect.

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