Welcome to day twenty 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 #20: Decline Crunch

The decline crunch works the entire abdominal core. You will need to use a workout bench that declines.

Here is the proper way to perform the decline crunch:

1. Lie on your back on the decline bench and lock in your feet at the top.
2. Keep your shoulders and upper back off the bench so that you are contracting your abs just to stay in place.
3. Place you hands at the side of your head, not behind it.
4. Raise your body up slowly so that your elbows are now at the side of your thighs.
5. Hold this position for a moment and then lower yourself back down to position 2.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 and aim to to 10-15 reps.

Things to remember when doing the decline crunch:

• You can make this exercise harder by adding an oblique twist when you crunch up to the top or holding onto a weight plate across your chest as your crunch up.
• Don’t lock your hands behind your head or pull yourself up using your hands behind your head.
• Remember to keep focused on your abdominals throughout the exercise.

Next In The Series: Ab Roller
Previous In The Series: Oblique Crunch

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