Tuck Crunch

How to do the Tuck Crunch

1. To begin, lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your back pressed against the floor. Your arms should be lying across your sides with the palms facing down.
2. Your legs should be crossed by wrapping one ankle around the other. Slowly elevate your legs up in the air until your thighs are perpendicular to the floor with a slight bend at the knees. Note: Your knees and toes should be parallel to the floor as opposed to the thighs.
3. Move your arms from the floor and cross them so they are resting on your chest. This is the starting position.
4. While keeping your lower back pressed against the floor, slowly lift your torso. Remember to exhale while perform this part of the exercise.
5. Slowly begin to lower your torso back down to the starting position while inhaling.
6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	abs
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

Train the same muscles a different way

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

Dumbbell Side Bend Dumbbell Exercise Ball Crunch Exercise Ball Weighted Ball Side Bend Exercise Ball Spell Caster Dumbbell Weighted Crunches Medicine Ball Barbell Side Bend Barbell

Harder than the Tuck Crunch

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

Superset the Tuck Crunch with

Opposing lower back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

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

Common questions

What muscles does the Tuck Crunch work?

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

What equipment do you need for the Tuck Crunch?

None — the Tuck Crunch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Ab Crunch Machine and Alternate Heel Touchers also need nothing.

Is the Tuck Crunch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Tuck Crunch is rated beginner. Hanging Pike, Bent Press, and Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees are the progressions from here.

Where should the Tuck Crunch go in a workout?

Late — the Tuck Crunch is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench and Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Ab Crunch Machine Machine 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