Alternating Rotation Crunch on Bolster
Purposes
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Abdominal strength
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Side of trunk (Obliques)
Description
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Lie on your back and place a small rolled-up towel under the small of your lower back.
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Place your feet flat on the floor about 12 inches apart and your finger tips to the sides of your head.
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Keeping your neck neutral, roll your upper back off the floor and twist to one side.
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Return slowly to the starting position and then repeat to the opposite side.
ProTip
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Initiate the crunch at the head, then roll your spine up segmentally into a crunch
Mistakes
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Jutting the chin as you crunch up
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Yanking the head up with the hands
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Reaching only the elbows forward instead of rotating the entire torso