Core · Leverage Machine
Chest Pad Lever Seated Crunch
How to do the chest pad lever seated crunch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit at the leverage crunch machine with your chest against the pad and grip the handles. Crunch forward by flexing your trunk to bring your ribs toward your hips, then return under control.
- 1Feel your abs shorten as you crunch your ribs toward your hips
- 2Round your upper back into the movement rather than hinging at the hips
- 3Control the return and keep tension on your abs throughout
Common mistakes
- Do not pull with your arms or hips; drive the crunch with your abs
- Avoid jerking the weight or using momentum
- Do not let the weight pull your torso back up too fast
Muscles worked
The chest pad lever seated crunch mainly works the upper abs, with the lower abs and obliques assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the chest pad lever seated crunch for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.