Lever seated crunch (chest pad)

How to do it

1. 1Adjust the seat height and chest pad position for comfort.
2. 2Sit on the machine with your back against the chest pad and feet flat on the floor.
3. 3Grab the side handles or bars for stability.
4. 4Engage your core and recline backward slowly, allowing the backrest to move with you.
5. 5Pause at the peak contraction, feeling the tension in your abs.
6. 6Return slowly to the start while contracting your abs and pulling your body upward.
7. 7Repeat the desired number of reps.

More abs exercises

• Sit-up with arms on chestBodyweight
• Curl-upBodyweight
• Hanging straight twisting leg hip raiseBodyweight
• Hanging leg hip raiseBodyweight
• Cable standing crunchCable
• Band bicycle crunchResistance band
• Spine twistBodyweight
• Cable tuck reverse crunchCable

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.