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Instructions
- Start out by lying on your right side with your legs lying on top of each other. Make sure your knees are bent a little bit. for best results.
- Place your left hand behind your head. for best results.
- Once you are in this set position, begin by moving your left elbow up as you would perform a normal crunch except this time the main emphasis is on your obliques. for best results.
- Crunch as high as you can, hold the contraction for a second and then slowly drop back down into the starting position. for best results.
- Remember to breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) part of the exercise and to breathe out during the concentric (elevation) part of the exercise. for best results.