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bodyweight core Activity intensity • Moderate ✓ knee safe ✓ shoulder safe ✓ lower back safe ✓ wrist safe

Bench or Floor Reverse Crunch

Primary Muscles: core, abs

DEFAULT REP RANGE

12-20 reps

INTERVAL REST TARGET

60s

DIFFICULTY

beginner

Biomechanical Coaching Cues

Lie on your back holding the bench behind your head.
Roll your hips and lower back off the pad toward your chest.
Unroll one vertebra at a time under strict control.

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