Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Forward Crunches

apikka
apikka
Posts: 11
Joined: 2005/03/04
Finland
2005/03/04, 12:53 PM
Would anyone to tell me the meaning of the forward crunches.I know they have something to do with abdominal workout...but what are they?I know sit-ups+those normal workouts...but this above mentioned puzzles me.I am sure some of you know also of this...are 2,3 or more specific workout or what.THANK YOU.

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ARI KJP
2005/03/04, 03:56 PM
'One of the best exercises for the upper section of the rectus abdominus is the forward crunch. Lie on your back with your hands behind your head. Bend your knees up and put both feet flat on the floor. Putting your legs in this position will flatten your lumbar curve and take all the pressure of your lower back. Next raise your head and shoulders off the floor, pulling them towards your knees. Concentrate and focus on contracting the upper section of your rectus abdominus muscle. This is a short movement and you don't want to come all the way up.

Through the entire exercise, your lower back should remain firmly on the floor. Most gyms also have several exercise machines that mimic the motion of the forward crunch and focus on those upper rectus abdominus muscles.
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from http://www.topendsports.com/fitness/programs-abs.htm

So it's a standard crunch...i was thrown off by the 'forward' part...lol