Ab Crunch Machine

How to do the Ab Crunch Machine

1. Select a light resistance and sit down on the ab machine placing your feet under the pads provided and grabbing the top handles. Your arms should be bent at a 90 degree angle as you rest the triceps on the pads provided. This will be your starting position.
2. At the same time, begin to lift the legs up as you crunch your upper torso. Breathe out as you perform this movement. Tip: Be sure to use a slow and controlled motion. Concentrate on using your abs to move the weight while relaxing your legs and feet.
3. After a second pause, slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
4. Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	abs
Equipment	machine
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	isolation

No machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Crunch - Hands Overhead Bodyweight Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball Bodyweight Crunches Bodyweight Decline Crunch Bodyweight Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Bodyweight

Easier than the Ab Crunch Machine

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

Alternate Heel Touchers beginner · Bodyweight Barbell Side Bend beginner · Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends beginner · Cable Machine

Harder than the Ab Crunch Machine

Hanging Pike expert · Bodyweight Bent Press expert · Kettlebell Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees expert · Barbell

Superset the Ab Crunch Machine with

Opposing lower back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Barbell Deadlift lower back Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench lower back Weighted Ball Hyperextension lower back Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) lower back

Common questions

What muscles does the Ab Crunch Machine work?

The Ab Crunch Machine primarily works the abs. Alternate Heel Touchers, Barbell Side Bend, and Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Ab Crunch Machine?

A Machine. Without a machine, Alternate Heel Touchers, Crunch - Hands Overhead, and Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball train the same muscle, and 45 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Ab Crunch Machine suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Alternate Heel Touchers, Barbell Side Bend, and Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends and work up.

Where should the Ab Crunch Machine go in a workout?

Late — the Ab Crunch Machine is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Barbell Deadlift and Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Barbell Side Bend Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends Cable Machine Cable Crunch Cable Machine Cable Reverse Crunch Cable Machine Cable Seated Crunch Cable Machine