Bicycle Crunch
Step-by-step technique for Bicycle Crunch, an exercise for obliques using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your hands behind your head.
- Lift your upper back and legs off the floor.
- Rotate one elbow toward the opposite knee while the other leg extends.
- Alternate sides in a pedaling motion.
Coach tip: Slow and controlled beats fast and sloppy.
Muscles worked
Primary: Obliques
Secondary: Upper Abs
Bicycle Crunch is a strength exercise that loads the obliques using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary
- Upper Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength
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