This blend of a core stability and strength exercise that targets your 'sides'. You will feel fatigue in the bottom shoulder, obliques, and outter hip. With the addition of the crunch you will feel more focus across the abdominals.
The Prerequisites:
I'm tired of fitness magazines showing the sexy exercises without making sure the readers are progressing appropriately. Make sure you can do the following successfully before trying the EOTW.
Side plank with bent knees on the floor for >60 secs
Side plank from feet (split foot position) > 60 secs
Side plank from feet (stacked foot position) > 60 secs
The Set Up:
Lying on your side with your shoulders, hips, and feet stacked one on top of the other.
Keep your Elbow right under your shoulder and forearm on the floor.
Draw-in your belly button, squeeze your glutes in the back, and raise your hips and legs off the floor (top picture).
Keeping your top hand behind your ear, perform a small diagonal crunch without letting your hip drop or move much beyond a slight rotation.
Breathe regularly and exhale during the crunch part of the exercise.
Stop the exercise if you cannot maintain the same hip height or are losing your balance.
The Targeted Muscles:
This blend of a core stability and strength exercise that targets your 'sides'. You will feel fatigue in the bottom shoulder, obliques, and outter hip. With the addition of the crunch you will feel more focus across the abdominals.
The Prerequisites:
I'm tired of fitness magazines showing the sexy exercises without making sure the readers are progressing appropriately. Make sure you can do the following successfully before trying the EOTW.
The Set Up: