Bicycle Crunch

Primary Muscle :Obliques

Secondary Muscles:Abdominals

Equipment:Exercise Mat

Movement type:Isolation

Execution:

Lay flat on your back as if doing a crunch. Lift your legs up with your upper leg parallel to the floor but not resting on it. Start the exercise just like a normal crunch and lift your upper shoulders off the floor but do it in a twisting motion. Perform a "one shoulder at a time" crunch and in a bicycle fashion, bring the left knee and your right shoulder off the floor towards the centre of your body, then lower and do the opposite knee and shoulder.

Starting Position

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Finishing Position

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Exercise Video

Bicycle Crunch

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