Strength exercise

Weighted Crunch

How to do it

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Hold a weight plate or dumbbell against your chest or behind your head.
Curl your torso up by flexing your spine.
Squeeze your abs at the top of the movement.
Slowly lower back to the starting position.
Avoid pulling on your neck or using momentum.

Muscles worked

CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

Rectus AbdominisThe 'six-pack' muscle running vertically on the front of the abdomen, responsible for trunk flexion.

Related Core exercises

Long-Lever Plank Ab Coaster Ab Crunch Machine Ab Rollout Ab Wheel Ab Wheel Rollout

Type: Strength
Equipment: Weight Plate or Dumbbell
Primary muscles: Core, Rectus Abdominis
Measured in: Reps and weight