{"id":12994,"date":"2019-11-13T14:26:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T14:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/?p=12994"},"modified":"2019-12-08T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:23:32","slug":"decline-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/decline-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Decline crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exercise details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Target muscle:<\/strong> Rectus Abdominis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synergists:<\/strong> Internal and External Obliques<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanics:<\/strong> Isolation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Force:<\/strong> Pull<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Starting position<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Lie on your back (supine) on a declined bench and hook your feet under the rolls.<\/li>\n<li>Position your hands either across your chest or behind your head or neck.<\/li>\n<li>To protect your lower back, press it down, against the bench.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Execution<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Keeping your neck neutral and lower back pressed against the bench, exhale as you raise your head and shoulders off the bench by flexing your abdomen.<\/li>\n<li>Hold for a count of two.<\/li>\n<li>Inhale as you lower your head and shoulders back to the starting position and relax your abdomen.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Comments and tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your neck neutral; there should be lots of space between your chin and sternum.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t allow any momentum to build up; keep the movement slow and under control.<\/li>\n<li>By fully relaxing your abdomen before each contraction, you will ensure that your muscles fully and dynamically contract during each repetition.<\/li>\n<li>Make the decline crunch more difficult by keeping your arms stretched up, or by holding a weight plate either on your chest or behind your head.<\/li>\n<li>See also the decline sit-up and twisting crunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise details Target muscle: Rectus Abdominis Synergists: Internal and External Obliques Mechanics: Isolation Force: Pull Starting position Lie on your back (supine) on a declined bench and hook your feet under the rolls. 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