Weighted Crunches

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General info

Force type

Exercise type

Mechanics type

Level

Targeted muscles

Abs (look at the image)

How to perform exercise

Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground or resting on a bench with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle.
Hold a weight to your chest, or you may hold it extended above your torso. This will be your starting position.
Now, exhale and slowly begin to roll your shoulders off the floor. Your shoulders should come up off the floor about 4 inches while your lower back remains on the floor.
At the top of the movement, flex your abdominals and hold for a brief pause.
Then inhale and slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position.

What muscles work?

If the correct technique is followed, the following muscle groups work: Abs, and auxiliary muscles:

Weight and number of repetitions

The number of repetitions and working weight depends on your goal and other parameters. But the general recommendations can be presented in the form of a table:

Goal	Sets	Reps	Weight, %1Rm	Rest between sets
Strength	2-6	1-5 reps	100-85%	3-7 min
Mass gain	3-6	6-12 reps	85-60%	1-4 min
Fat burning	2-4	13-25 reps	60-40%	1-2 min

In order to make the training more diverse and effective you have to change the number of repetitions and the working weight. It is important not to go beyond certain values!

Goal and number of variations		Level	Weight*	Reps*
			kg

*Specify the weight and the maximum number of repetitions that you can perform with this weight.

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Exercise substitutions

You can try replacing the exercise «Weighted Crunches » with one of these exercises. The possibility of replacement is determined on the basis of the muscle groups involved.