Exercise library
Bicycle Crunch
Core · Core
Generic core demo. Follow the steps below for this exact exercise.
CoreIsolation
An alternating crunch with a twist that works the front and sides of the trunk together.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Tracking
- Measured in reps
Muscles worked
Core
Equipment
Bodyweight
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your hands lightly behind your head and your knees bent over your hips.
- Lift your shoulder blades off the floor and press your lower back down.
- Bring one knee in while you rotate your opposite shoulder toward it and extend the other leg.
- Switch sides smoothly and keep alternating for the set.
Coaching cues
- Pull with your trunk, do not yank on your head with your hands.
- Slow down, one controlled rep beats five fast ones.