AbsBeginner
Bicycle Crunch
How to do it
- 1
Lie on your back with hands lightly behind your head and knees raised.
- 2
Lift your shoulders off the floor.
- 3
Bring one elbow toward the opposite knee while extending the other leg.
- 4
Alternate sides in a slow pedalling motion.
Common mistakes
- Yanking the neck.
- Moving so fast that the torso barely rotates.
Tips
- Rotate from the ribcage, not just the elbows.
- Exhale on each twist.
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