Comments on: Abs Workout (2) – Basic Crunches

By: Bartez

Bartez — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:01:46 +0000

I think that stomach crunches are the core of all stomach exercises. And can be considered as basic exercises. We should think about them as a part of our normal training program. We can do them at the beginning of you training or at the end. The important thing is to be systematic.

By: joel

joel — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:16:50 +0000

i find that putting a pillow or too under your lower back and then doing crunches works better than flat crunches

By: sam

sam — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:29:38 +0000

I have been having problems with my upper abs or ab should i say for myself!. I have trained on and off the past few years, although when i was younger and none the wiser all i used to do was normal crunches (probabaly wrong!) and I now have problems getting the seperation in uppers abs, its like in the diagram attached, the top and next section down, i have 1 slab on esch side instead of 2 rows of abs, I hope you know what i mean? I no longer do normal crunches as i find my upper abs (slab) gets massive compared to the rest and there is no seperation happening. I now do leg raises, etc etc, side crunches, but would be grateful if anyone knew of any exercises to get this upper ab seperation, maybe its genetics or that my rib cage may stick out a bit. But the past year, I have noticed a slight line appearing on the upper section but only on one side, and to be honest i train 6 times per week including cardio and good ab workouts and watch what i eat etc so it cant be a case of getting the fat down. without sounding big headed i get comments from people in the gyms frequently saying how good i look and people asking me for advice but even still i am not 100% happy with my upper abs!
i know it is more than likely a case of the way my abs are shaped genetically but surely there is exercises to hit this section without caning the upper abs so they get massive.

By: Clinton Walker III

Clinton Walker III — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:37:37 +0000

The basic crunch is a very underated exercise. Those looking for the 6 pack look must first do the cardiovascular exercises to lose the fat.

By: anthmyers

anthmyers — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:05:52 +0000

I’m becoming more and more a fan of hanging leg raises as opposed to the basic crunch, it helped me get the lower abs (which are the hardest to get) finally appear

great article, thanks for sharing.

By: Fitness Blogger

Fitness Blogger — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:47:06 +0000

Thanks for the great post. i think once done correctly, the sit up is as good an exercise as you will find.

By: Karin

Karin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:21:57 +0000

Great post! Am doing some of the exercises in my yogalates class. You will really feel it in your abodomen when you are doing it correctly even if the movement is very small.

By: foongpc

foongpc — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:15:41 +0000

I like the abs crunch on the stability ball – really work the abs!