Core · Bodyweight
Frog Crunch Hold
How to do the frog crunch hold, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and knees dropped out to the sides in a frog position. Crunch your shoulders up off the floor and reach toward your feet, then hold at the top while keeping your abs tight. Lower under control after the hold.
- 1Upper abs squeezing hard at the top of the crunch hold
- 2Inner thighs relaxed open in the frog position
- 3Steady tension across your core as you hold
Common mistakes
- Pulling on your neck to lift higher
- Letting your lower back arch off the floor
- Holding your breath through the contraction
Muscles worked
The frog crunch hold mainly works the upper abs, with the lower abs, obliques, and hip flexors assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.