Adds weight to the curling motion of your stomach, so you can build ab strength steadily while seated and supported.
Set the seat so the chest pad or handles sit at your upper chest. Grip the handles and curl your ribs toward your hips. Pause, then return slowly until you're upright.
Breathe out hard as you curl forward. Pull with your stomach, not your arms.
The long muscle down the front of your stomach (your six-pack). It curls your ribcage toward your hips and, with the deeper core muscles beneath it, braces your trunk to keep your spine steady.
A seated machine with handles or a chest pad that adds weight as you crunch forward; often labeled Abdominal.
Strength: Builds muscle and strength with controlled, resisted movement.
Beginner: One new pattern or machine to learn, with light loads and low risk.
Bilateral: Each rep engages both sides of the body simultaneously.
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