Reverse Crunches are a Great Exercise for a Flat Stomach!Learn the Best Lower Stomach Workouts to Flatten Your Abs! Reverse Crunches work the lower rectus abdominus. Overall, it’s a great exercise as it not only works your lower abs, but it sculpts the obliques as well. Follow the directions below to do these lower stomach workouts correctly:
Reverse Stomach Crunch: Difficulty, 1; lower back, 1. As with doing a Basic Ab Crunch, lie on the floor; raise your legs, and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle. Cross your ankles. Clasp your hands behind your head to hold it lightly, elbows pointing to the sides. Using your abs only, and not your hips or legs, rock your hips off the floor toward your chest. Then let your legs effortlessly return to starting position--but be careful not to let your thighs fall down past a 90-degree angle to the floor; this will help prevent lower back pain and injury. This exercise will feel good on your lower back.
This is a spin off of Reverse Crunches. It’s also a very effective exercise for a flat stomach. Combo Stomach Crunch: Difficulty, 1; lower back, 1. Alternate doing a Basic Abs Crunch with a Reverse Stomach Crunch. Lie on the floor; raise your legs, and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle. Cross your ankles. Clasp your hands behind your head to hold it lightly, elbows pointing to the sides. Perform a Reverse Crunch: Using your abs only, and not your hips or legs, rock your hips off the floor toward your chest. Then let your legs effortlessly return to starting position. With your legs in Reverse Abdominal Crunch starting position, now crunch your torso up toward your thighs, doing a Basic Ab Crunch. Slowly lower your torso to the floor, but only to the edge of your shoulder blades, then perform another Reverse Stomach Crunch. Continue alternating between doing a Basic Abs Crunch and a Reverse Crunch. Each alternating movement equals one rep. This is a great challenging exercise! For more of the best crunches exercises for your upper abdominal, go to the upper ab crunch page. And, for more great abdominal crunches to tone your obliques and love handles, go to the oblique crunch page.
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