Bicycle Crunch

How To Do A Bicycle Crunch Correctly

The Bicycle Crunch is an excellent exercise that engages and targets all areas of the abs.

The movement of your legs is similar to pedaling on a bicycle, thus the name, bicycle crunch.

To get started:

1. Lie down on your back, place your hands on the sides of your head, with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle.
2. Lift your shoulders and upper back off the floor, while crunching across your body to touch one elbow with the opposite knee, while straightening your other leg.
3. Pause to contract your abs to feel a good squeeze, then straighten the bent leg, while bending your other knee towards your chest, and twist your upper body to touch your knee to the opposite elbow.
4. That’s one rep.
5. Continue alternating sides and repeat for reps.

Primary Muscles Worked

Crunch Variations

• Dumbbell Oblique Crunch
• Dumbbell Long Arm Crunch
• Crunch