This is day seventeen in the 30 Abs Exercises In 30 Days Series of articles.

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If you’re at all like me you get bored doing the same old abs exercises, if you get to them at all. For the next 30 days I’m going to give you a new abdominal exercise along with instructions on how to correctly perform the exercise!

Abs Exercise #17: The Bar Crunch

The bar crunch exercise is part of the gold medal abs workout. The gold medal abs are a series of ab workouts developed by Olympic trainers. This exercise has an emphasis on the upper abs.

To complete this exercise you will need a barbell as well as a workout bench to lie on.

Here is the proper way to perform the bar crunch:

1. Lie down on a workout bench with your legs bent at 45 degrees.
2. Place your feet together and raise the bar above your head with arms shoulder width apart.
3. Extend your arms straight up so that the bar is now above your chest.
4. With your elbows held stiff, crunch up lifting your shoulders and upper back from the bench.
5. Return to the starting position (2) and repeat. Do 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

Things to remember when doing the bar crunch:

• Make sure you keep your lower back pressed into the bench.
• Remember to keep your elbows straight as you crunch up.

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