Plate Crunch
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Plate
HOW TO PERFORM
- Lie on your back with the knees bent and the feet flat, holding a plate flat against the chest with both arms crossed over it.
- Curl the shoulders and upper back off the floor by shortening the abs, keeping the low back down.
- Pause at the top, then lower under control.
FORM TIPS
- Add load only once 20 clean bodyweight crunches are easy. The low back stays on the floor however heavy the plate.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Abs
Secondary
- Obliques
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