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Machine Crunch
- Main muscle
- Abs
- Muscle group
- Core
- Equipment
- Machine
How to do it
- 1Sit in the machine and grip the handles or pads above your shoulders.
- 2Position your elbows against the pads and brace your core.
- 3Curl your torso forward and down, contracting your abs.
- 4Squeeze your abs hard at the bottom of the curl.
- 5Return slowly to the upright starting position.
Coaching cues
- Curl with the abs, not arms
- Squeeze and exhale down
- Control the return
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