Core · Leverage Machine
Lever Lying Crunch
How to do the lever lying crunch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie back on the leverage crunch machine with your shoulders against the pad and grip the handles. Crunch your rib cage toward your hips by contracting your abs, then return under control.
- 1Feel a strong contraction through your entire abdominal wall as you
- 2crunch
- 3Hinge from your rib cage and curl down toward your hips
- 4Pull with your abs, not your arms, and keep the motion controlled
Common mistakes
- Don't pull the handles with your arms to move the weight
- Avoid using your hip flexors to initiate the crunch
- Don't jerk or use momentum; keep it smooth
Muscles worked
The lever lying crunch mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the lever lying crunch for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.