Traditional Crunch                             

Works: Upper Abs

(Easy)                                                             Crunch Tip

START POSITION - Assume the above position with hands gently positioned behind your head. 

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MID/FINISH POSITION

Focus your mind entirely on contracting the abdominals muscles even before beginning to lift your shoulders. Curl the shoulders up and forward until the upper back lifts off the floor. Flex the ab muscles hard when you lift the shoulders (imagine you are trying to put a dent in the floor with your lower back). Hold the contracted position for a full two seconds before slowly returning to the start position.