absmachine

machine v-crunch

machine v-crunch is a common strength training exercise. Below are form tips, steps, and demos.

Steps

Step 1. Sit on the machine, grip the upper handles, and rest your forearms firmly on the side arm pads.

Step 2. Keep your back flat against the backrest, place your feet on the foot bar with a slight bend in your knees, and brace your core.

Step 3. Exhale and contract your abs to curl your pelvis upward, bringing the foot bar up along an arc as your knees draw toward your chest.

Step 4. Pause briefly at the top to squeeze your abs, then inhale as you slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.

Muscles & body parts

Primary muscles

abs

Secondary muscles

hip flexors

Primary body parts

core

Common mistakes & warnings

Form & control

Avoid momentum and excessive swing; keep core stable; match breath to movement; control the eccentric phase.

Control breathing and core; keep a steady tempo.

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