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Leg-Up Dumbbell Crunch

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Equipment

  • Dumbbells

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core

Purposes

  • Abdominal strength

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Description

  • Lie on your back and raise both legs straight up in the air.
  • Hold the dumbbell at your chest, close to the chin.
  • Keeping your neck neutral, roll your upper back off the floor.
  • Return slowly to the floor.

ProTip

  • Initiate the crunch at the head, then roll your spine up segmentally into a crunch

Mistakes

  • Jutting the chin as you crunch up
  • Holding the dumbbell too low toward the stomach