Core · Bodyweight
Lying Crunch Through Legs Abduction
How to do the lying crunch through legs abduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with your legs raised and spread wide apart. Brace your abs, then curl your shoulder blades off the floor and reach your hands up between your legs, crunching toward the ceiling, then lower back down under control.
- 1Your upper abs squeezing as you curl off the floor
- 2Reaching the hands straight up between the wide legs
- 3Lower back staying pressed into the floor
Common mistakes
- Pulling on your neck to lift higher
- Using momentum to throw yourself up
- Letting the legs drift in or drop during the crunch
Muscles worked
The lying crunch through legs abduction mainly works the upper abs, with the lower abs, obliques, and hip flexors assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.