Workout of the Week: Crazy for Crunches

What are Crunches?

The crunch is an abdominal exercise that works abdominal muscles.

Will doing crunches really give you washboard abs?

By themselves, no. But by mixing in a few different exercises, you’ll be on the road to scoring that picture-perfect midsection!

Reminder about crunches: it’s easy to cheat when doing them. Guarantee you get the most out of each set by folding your stomach into your knees, using your core instead of your upper body. This will recruit your abdominal muscles to complete the crunch motion and burn the fat around the tummy!

Time to get to crunching! Here’s what your workout looks like.

 

Warm Up

Sprint / Jog in Place

Jumping Jacks

Spiderman

Bicycle Crunches

 

Time: 2 minutes

Repeat: 2x

Transition Time: 30 seconds

Time at End of Warm Up: 2:30

 

Station #1

Primary Movement: Crunch + Curl

Secondary Movement: 1 Push-Up + 6 Mountain Climbers

 

Time: 3 minutes

Repeat: 3x

Transition Time: 30 seconds

Time at End of Station: 6:00

 

Station #2

Primary Movement: Crunch + Curl

Secondary Movement: 1 Push-Up + 6 Mountain Climbers

 

Time: 3 minutes

Repeat: 3x

Transition Time: 30 seconds

Time at End of Station: 9:30

 

Freestyle Workouts Fitbody Bootcamp

Renegade Rows + Push-Ups (dumbbells lifted up from push-up position)

Alternating Jackknife Sit-Ups

Lunges + Lateral Raises (dumbbells lifted out to sides)

Squats + Front Raises (I Raises – dumbbells lifted out in front)

 

Time: 6 minutes

Repeat: 3x

Transition Time: 1 minute

Time at End of Workout: 16:30

 

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