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trunk flexion
Stability Ball Crunch
Search GoogleStability Ball Crunch is a beginner trunk flexion exercise using stability ball. It primarily trains abdominals. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- abdominals
- Secondary
- obliques
- Equipment
- stability ball
- Mechanic
- isolation
Setup
- — Prepare the stability ball and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning stability ball crunch.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Let the ball support the back and curl the ribs toward the pelvis.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the trunk flexion.
- — Let the ball support the back and curl the ribs toward the pelvis.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo stability ball crunch
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range stability ball crunch