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Machine crunch
Sit on the ab machine with the pad against your chest. Crunch forward by shortening the distance from ribs to hips, then return slowly without letting the weight yank you back.
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How to do it
Sit on the ab machine with the pad against your chest. Crunch forward by shortening the distance from ribs to hips, then return slowly without letting the weight yank you back.
Muscles worked
- coreprimary
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