How To Do Reverse Crunches

Reverse crunches are great exercises for building up your lower abs. Try these exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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[@patriciath.4471]

For the first time of my life, I've learned how to support my head without hurting my neck doing crunches!!! Thank you soooo much!

[@elhilo1972]

These exercises are challenging. Guess that's an indicator that it works. Thanks for these videos, otherwise i might had to seek guidance somewhere else. Please keep it up!

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She is excellent, great at explaining and gets all of the important parts across. Thanks Livestrong!

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[@jonnies]

This is basically a regular crunch with your legs in the air. NOT a reverse crunch.

[@gabem9018]

lol true, but at least there's more burn to it than a regular crunch

[@jonnies]

True, there is more static resistance against the muscles. But it's still massively inferior to a proper reverse crunch.

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jonnies True

[@jg2467]

+jonnies You said this in the howcast video too lol.

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[@Rob.Chapman]

Not a reverse crunch, more like.a regular crunch and.a reverse crunch at the same time...still, she has some serious abdominal strength that should be applauded

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Nop

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I just roll back. 😂

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[@tcarmo20]

Seriously?! hands behind the back of the head? feet crossed? number one: if the person exercising is tired, the hands on that position will simply force the neck up, originating a kyphotic posture. The hands should be lying on the chest and the person should always be looking up towards the ceiling. number two: if you cross your feet while doing this exercise (keep in mind i'm not calling this a reverse crunch), your waist will be slightly deviated (won't rest completely flat on the floor, leaning towards one of the sides). Never cross your feet while doing these.. number three: THIS IS NOT A REVERSE CRUNCH. As some have pointed out, in the reverse crunch only the legs come up, not the torso. In a reverse crunch, the arms should be fully extended to the side of the torso with the palms on the floor. wow...

[@VFMN5]

Indeed my friend. I find really really incredible a video this bad has more than 1 million views. Wow, so much damage. To be honest, there're many variants for the exercise (for example it's not mandatory to have the arms on your side) but this video is wrong in so many ways...to all the unfortunate that happened to see this video, check this: stronglifts.com/the-reverse-crunch-get-your-six-pack-abs/ and after reading find some video or image that shows how to properly do it.

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VFMN5 thanks here for

[@missSchultz]

TOTALLY AGREE I TRY DO THIS AND MY NECK AND ARE AT PHYSIOTHERAPY I WILL NEVER WILL DO THIS IN MY LIFE

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

To be fair, tired or not, its possible to do the exercise without pulling on your neck... Its called control... When I first started doing this exercise I was kinda doing that when raising up, and it wasn't even because I was tired... I have trained myself not to do that, and do not do it even when tired... Thanks for the clearance on the whole reverse crunch thing though... I was struggling to understand just how/what made this a reverse crunch. What you say about a reverse crunch being, when you raise your legs only makes perfect sense... On the app that I have they call these reverse crunches, and the actual reverse crunches leg raises... They're hard, I hate them, they're one of my worse nightmares

[@charliescott-manning8310]

this is a double crunch

[@MyFather7865]

Older videos didn't waste time on intro. They were Just straight forward. Nice. I like it...

[@danielchavez7891]

thank you so much your videos helped me out big time!

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5 mins cardio, 10-20 reps repeat this three times make sure your hydrated throughout. End your workout with a cool warm down session. I'd also recommend getting logged onto my fitness pal on the net so far Ive lost 35lb in 2 months an feel great!

[@EngineerGuy2011]

This is not a reverse crunch. In a reverse crunch your upper back does not leave the floor, you just pull your knees towards your chest. This movement in the video is a combination of a standard crunch and reverse crunch.

[@AD-lw8jc]

Yes I thought it too. I can do reverse crunch but unable to do this as I am hurting my lower back. Any advise ?

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That's what I thought 👍🇬🇧

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She is strong....really. I stopped just after 4 or 5 reps....she was even talking while demonstration....huge respect to you madam......

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thanks for super helpful tips!

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One of the many ways to achieve my goals

[@Topiks_Kog]

Attempting to do transformation, this will help out in the long run, thx

[@poojashetve2669]

Thanks ma'am no neck strain at all😍

[@starseeed]

I'm in the gym rn thanks for the quick tutorial

[@yougle9201]

Thanks there missy, thanks to you a lot of people are doing it wrong. This is not reverse crunch, looks more like double crunch

[@Greendalewitch]

Same here. The regular that we do only target the upper half of the body. We need something like this

[@nachopartay5840]

This is good, my lower abs havent been visible opposed to my uppers ones for i only have done reguler crunches, i was recomended legs lifts for lower abs but these seems better.

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Thank you!

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great one .. it helped a lot .. thanks 💪✌

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Thanks good Ma'am .. i appreciate this

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Great video

[@Mwink1975]

THANKS!!!

[@sarahwoodardtravels]

I can't believe this is posted by LiveStrong.com - until now, I thought they were a reputable authority in health and fitness. This is not a reverse crunch. In a reverse crunch, the upper body stays flat on the ground, and the legs begin from a raised, 90-degree angle position. From there, contract the lower abdominal muscles and raise the legs (still in a 90-degree position) slightly toward the head. You can think of it as lifting your butt off the mat while bringing your legs a little closer to the head. Lower and repeat. It's a small, but effective, motion.

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Ty for this!!

[@goldfish1871]

... If these are reverse crunches, what are regular crunches? O_o

[@BadMannerKorea]

Regular crunches have your feet flat on the ground, and you raise your head 6 inches. With regular crunches you only move your head and shoulders, while reverse crunches is when you take your knees to your head, while moving your head to them. There's some variation in reverse crunches, some people only move your legs to your head, some people do it like you see in the above video.

[@goldfish1871]

thanks for the explanation :)

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Excellent

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ty for the video

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Thanks for this do you have any other recommend tips for weight loss

[@nybxcrotona]

That's the form of a double crunch. A reverse crunch includes movement from the lower body only.

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[@elam9531]

I as well would highly recommend to rename the video as it isn't a reverse crunch. As you move as well your knees, I would call it a double crunch, too, as somebody else has already said.

[@olenjiblush]

I was doig them very differently, thanks for the video.

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Thank you.

[@andresvargasf1655]

This is hard asf

[@GiveMeLiberty3]

Just tried it. It's good.

[@reggiemoore1853]

i feel like no one who's critiquing this harshly has anything close to a six-pack

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She is to the point.

[@jaynaidoo7066]

Thank you :-)

[@BrokenBishop1996]

If you want to lose weight do bridges, only do this if you are skinny (no offense) these reverse crunches are to get six packs not for losing belly fat, hope this helps :)

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Why do you not interlace your fingers? We have to in Army fitness.

[@somhrsh]

straight outta 7 mins

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same

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same

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same

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Lol same here

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me ajudou muito

[@DiceyJJ]

that’s how I do ALL my crunches haha

[@saca8uchi]

It is most likely a lack of practice. I know when I started, my form was awful and I looked silly doing most exercises but after a bit of practice the form gets better and your problem should be solved.

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Old gold KZbin

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Thanks

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i made my own workout went from 170 to 137 in 2 months

[@joji9986]

This is so hard to me... I don't even have a bad physics ..I guess i don't do it right and force too much my neck

[@Kingricky76]

FAIL! This is not a reverse crunch! My instructor was right! There is a lot of bad information on youtube ( duh lol )

[@itsneveralways]

I love how you call it out, then fail to give a reference to a decent method. Pics/link/etc or gtfo! (Not saying you are wrong, just saying that if you call it you should at least provide evidence)

[@Bczso]

eman tsrif enam stal like the visual evidence that this is just a crunch and not a reverse crunch?

[@itsneveralways]

Bczso You completely missed my point.

[@RheRheSmily]

It hurts my neck. Why? What Sam I doing wrong?

[@KilurDragon]

eman tsrif enam stal literally is just a crunch 😒

[@geoffreybreasley9845]

Thanks easy exspland

[@maranathalamb5932]

i don't understand how people think this is not a reverse crunch. A normal crunch has your feet on the floor. if you're going to say that she is wrong maybe you should post some proof. :p

[@maranathalamb5932]

+David Royston well apparently I have successfully watched two "reverse crucnch videos that do it completely wrong. :/ I see now what the difference is and I apologize for posting in my ignorance.

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Nice graphics by the way

[@BrainyCreativity]

Great tutorial 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

[@jsharpham]

@SoccerShoos You're right, you lose fat when doing cardio due to energy expenditure but you also expend energy doing crunches ipso facto, lose fat.

[@sankalanray8334]

Effective mam

[@ahkjdh13]

@EsotericDesi no, the only was to burn belly fat is through cardio, weight lifting, and proper diet.

[@gravitytraining6516]

keep a flat back and push downward on the floor with arms/flat hands. Works....

[@Mizzykb]

This isnt a reverse crunch, change the title please because it's misleading and incorrect

[@Jayariee]

I've been to multiple gyms and watch some videos and this is what they classify as a reverse crunch. If you are questioning the fact she is moving her upper body there are various ways and this increases the effect

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i like how they have a mcdonalds ad before the video. lol :)

[@vdl1996]

What workouts target upper and lower abs as well as obliques? Does anyone know one workout that I can do for all of these?

[@dannyrosenberg4175]

I would not have expected livestrong to get it so wrong

[@olarami396]

Why do these workouts seem so easy but on real life it’s a challenge 😤😫

[@aldin9193]

Obrije se nekad.

[@qd0411]

It's more like a double crunch to me!

[@Silbusia]

I don't say I'm not too fat :D but with time it becomes easy, even though there's a long way to go for me :)

[@ampkg]

i didnt know u had to exhale as u come up lol. but i will be doing it correct this time.

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[@firegeek22]

@d4mnitsn4m122 your supposed to feel it in your upper and middle abs, but it is actually working your lower abs, trust me this is one of the most used ab exercises out their. It will work.

[@nanettee4]

This looks like a SIMS character

[@prongspadfoot980]

Yeea, I was NOT doing that right at first. I don't even know what I was doing but I was like lifting my legs up to the ceiling and stuff 0.O

[@demoras]

The neck can only hurt if you're pulling on it or contracting the muscles there. Your head, neck and arms are completely out of the equation with ab exercises. Only your abs should contract, and as a result your upper body will move along. Try doing crunches with your arms crossed in front of you to get the hang of it.

[@orin81]

Are you supposed to lift the pelvis of the ground when brining thighs to chest ?

[@isaacdebeila8085]

not a reverse crunch but close... these are closer to v ups or v crushes... reverse crushes are all leg and back based no up body... while regular crushes are all upper body and back based...

[@Daydragon1234]

Ty

[@squashandcompany]

I can only see my upper abs, what are good exercises to help the lower abs?

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Actually I'm here because of Seven Minutes workout LMAO

[@ahmadkharbotly7629]

I can not do it, my nose won't touch my knees..is there easier exercise to get those muscle prepared?

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

when I was in the army, they called this a regular crunch

[@leokute95]

Doing this makes my neck sore. Any advice???

[@suhasmsgreat]

its common for few days after 10 15 days you'll feel better

[@PRIME_Strength]

Thx

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Alguien que viene por la app de 30 días de ejercicios

[@cupidn321]

4 people need to get there lower abs in order

[@justbeauty01]

whats better to lose belly fat? crunches or reverse crunches?