Reverse Crunch

Step-by-step technique for Reverse Crunch, an exercise for lower abs using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

How to do it

  1. Lie on your back with bent knees.
  2. Brace your abs.
  3. Curl your hips up and pull your knees toward your chest.
  4. Lower under control.
Coach tip: The lift comes from the lower abs, not momentum.

Muscles worked

Primary: Lower Abs
Secondary: Upper Abs

Reverse Crunch is a strength exercise that loads the lower abs using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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