Decline Oblique Crunch

How to do the Decline Oblique Crunch

1. Secure your legs at the end of the decline bench and slowly lay down on the bench.
2. Raise your upper body off the bench until your torso is about 35-45 degrees if measured from the floor.
3. Put one hand beside your head and the other on your thigh. This will be your starting position.
4. Raise your upper body slowly from the starting position while turning your torso to the left. Continue crunching up as you exhale until your right elbow touches your left knee. Hold this contracted position for a second. Tip: Focus on keeping your abs tight and keeping the movement slow and controlled.
5. Lower your body back down slowly to the starting position as you inhale.
6. After completing one set on the right for the recommended amount of repetitions, switch to your left side. Tip: Focus on really twisting your torso and feeling the contraction when you are in the up position.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	abs
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same abs, with and without kit.

Spell Caster Dumbbell Bent Press Kettlebell Exercise Ball Pull-In Exercise Ball Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs Kettlebell Kettlebell Windmill Kettlebell Dumbbell Side Bend Dumbbell

Harder than the Decline Oblique Crunch

Hanging Leg Raise expert · Bodyweight Hanging Pike expert · Bodyweight Bent Press expert · Kettlebell

Superset the Decline Oblique Crunch with

Opposing lower back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench lower back Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning lower back Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) lower back Barbell Deadlift lower back

Common questions

What muscles does the Decline Oblique Crunch work?

The Decline Oblique Crunch primarily works the abs. 3/4 Sit-Up, Ab Roller, and Air Bike train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Decline Oblique Crunch?

None — the Decline Oblique Crunch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. 3/4 Sit-Up and Ab Roller also need nothing.

Is the Decline Oblique Crunch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Decline Oblique Crunch is rated beginner. Hanging Leg Raise, Hanging Pike, and Bent Press are the progressions from here.

Where should the Decline Oblique Crunch go in a workout?

Early — the Decline Oblique Crunch is compound, working 1 muscle group, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench and Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning later.

Similar exercises

3/4 Sit-Up Bodyweight Ab Roller Other Equipment Air Bike Bodyweight Barbell Ab Rollout Barbell Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees Barbell Barbell Rollout from Bench Barbell