Originally Posted by Eric3237

Are reverse crunches just lying knee raises? Cuz I've seen them described in a different way...

Originally Posted by Eric3237

Hey bro, how the heck do you do them? Not the same as leg raises or knee raises I gather but I can't find a description that makes sense. I've been tweaking my ab/core training lately since I noticed that I'm getting a sort of abdominal bulge. That has been going away since I started doing vacumns with my ab training but I need to improve on it in any case. Could you explain the reverse crunches to me?

Eric

Originally Posted by anuj247

of course i'll explain them to you sir.....!!!

this is how you do them:
1.) lie down on a bench and get in the position as if you were doing knee raises
2.) start doing a leg raise (or a knee raise - depending on which one your talking about)
3.) your supposed to do knee raises till your trunk and legs are at 90 degress...now instead of stopping at 90 degrees, i want you to lift them till you cant lift them anymore...so thats like asif your curled up in a ball...
4.) once you've reached that position, "uncurl" yourself slowly and lower your legs...till you hit the END position of the leg raise...now this END position of the leg raise is your STARTING position of the reverse crunch....
5.) if you want to get a little adventurous, then do a reverse crunch and then at the top position thrust your feet out and maintain your entire bodyweight on your upper back without injuring your neck..so its like your ENTIRE thoracic cavity and legs are PERPENDICULAR to your bench and the only bodypart which is toughing the bench are your arms and upper back and neck.....then at this position try to thrust your legs even higher while maintaining the perpendiclar position and bring them down while maintaining the same perpendicular angle...

Anuj