Around the World Crunch Ab-workout
The Around the World Crunch is a series of crunches at different angles which target different parts of the abdominal muscles. It is a simple workout which can be done at home, on the road or even at the gym. It can be done on an incline bench when you want increase the difficultly or done on the floor like any other crunch.
For the Around the World Crunch there are a few locations or spots which make the work out make more intense. You will touch these spots with your elbows to complete the ab workout.
- Right hip
- Outside of right knee
- Inside of right knee
- In between both knees or center like a normal crunch
- Inside of left knee
- Outside of left knee
- Left hip
- In between knees/ normal crunch
One rep consists of the crunches 1-8 then back 8-1. To start try and complete 5-10 reps with about 10-15 seconds of rest in between reps. When you are reaching to the right touch your hip and the spots on the knee with your left elbow to increase the involvement of the obliques. The same thing goes for the spots on the left leg and hip to touch with your right elbow.
Once you can get to 10 reps, begin to shorten the resting period to 5-10 seconds between reps and start to try and get 15-20 reps.
Also to increase the level of difficulty you can try the following:
- Use an incline bench
- Use weight such as a Plate or medicine ball
- Extend your legs and crunch your legs up when you crunch similar to a double crunch
