Muscle building > Abdominal workout > Bicycle crunch exercise
The Bicycle crunch exercise is a great bodybuilding excercise to target the rectus abdominis (i.e., the ’six pack abs’) and the obliques (the waist). Guidelines for correct muscle building workout:
bicycle crunch exercise
1. Lie face up on the floor and lace your fingers behind your head.
2. Bring your knees in towards your chest and lift your shoulder blades off the ground without pulling on your neck.
3. Straighten your left leg out to about a 45-degree angle while simultaneously turning your upper body to the right, bringing your left elbow towards your right knee.
4. Switch sides, bringing your right elbow towards your left knee.
5. Continue alternating sides in a ‘pedaling’ motion for 2-3 sets of 10-30 reps (both sides equals 1 rep). Do this excercise 2-5 times a week in order to get into a regular bodybuilding routine.
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