can you do ab crunches on this?anyone tried?
196357
I do decline crunches on this bench. I'm not saying the seat is sloppy, but it does shift a hair and make a clicking noise as my bodyweight moves on it.
196358
Yes, but I prefer to do them on a mat. It is a little akward to do them on this. Too narrow for me. On the other hand, doing inverted (partially) crunches (if your core and back are strong enough) is a nice workout on this.
196359
Yes you can do crunches and sit-ups. And if you can find a way to weight your feet back extensions.
196360
yes you can. it is plenty stable at the base. I put a rolled towel between the seat back pad because there is a slight gap when declined. No problems with this bench!
2277080
It declines, but it is NOT a bench for AB work. You want the best AB workout? Then simply spend $10 on an AB wheel. It's cheap, versatile, and can work every part of your ABs because of its variance. PLUS it takes up a minimal amount of space. Trust me, i've been lifting for 20 years, and no one needs a specific bench for "AB work". Those are nothing but money-wasting gimmicks. The nice thing about your ABs are they are the easiest of of your muscles to train. Again, an AB wheel covers ALL of your ABs, and it really is as simple as that =-)
2368
I'm not a licensed PT but I do own this machine and can say the it does indeed strengthen your abs. I use it as illustrated in this photo as well as turning side ways for strengthening those muscles as well as also flipping completely around and doing it opposite. It's important to remember to never over extend yourself so that you don't hurt your back. The muscle lies below the fat, so as for belly fat - that will require watching what you eat and maybe adding a little cardio.
1773427
Sorry no you cannot do back crunches is made to forward/stomach crunches with weight plates if wanted/needed.
1705358
This is a great bench for back excercises, it works the abs too but I don't know if you could use it for doing situps easily. I find if you lift yourself up when doing the back extensions it hits the abs pretty hard.
1146101
Depends on what you mean. You can tighten your core muscles, but not like exercises made just for that.
531722
There are bars you can hook your ankles under and knees over. You however could put your feet on either of the bars to do the exercises; I think (I'm not sure it's long enough to do crunches on the bench itself. Otherwise the bars can be used any way to steady yourself for arm exercises.
707706
You might be able to depending on your torso length but I am going to say probably not. It would definitely be uncomfortable. Great for push-up, pull-ups, lunges, and etc.
1985481
The Ab doer machine does lean back to work on your lower back muscles. I use mine for waist and tummy.
2246442
HI! The best one is to inflate the ball to about 2/3 capacity and then lay on it and roll it back and forth under your back while relaxing into it. This helps with muscular back pain. You can do ab exercises by putting it under your hips and lifting your bent legs up to your chest one at a time or even both at the same time if you can! I hope this helps!
1993204
It contracts your muscles, which can appear to be expanding. The Ab belt works all of your muscles at one time, unlike regular crunches which will only work one area at a time. I hope this helps.
954764
For abs I lie down with my feet hooked under the leg bar and do sit ups. For the gluteus I would use the strap behind the heel and do straight leg pull backs. I haven't done a lot of work on this and I am certainly not an expert.
1711009
I didn't find it to be better than any other activity, but if you stick with it, it's a good workout. I found it to be more full body than abs.
1890831
Not really. It's more of a general body workout . . . so yes, it does work your abs, but only in the sense that it works most of your muscle groups. For ab work, nothing beats the old crunchs and leg-lifts.
1400912
yes---pretty good for that too. the back rest has 4 positions, and i put it all the way down to do inclined sit ups. i also do tummy crunches by placing my butt at the end of the back rest (when the bench is in a flat position), holding on to the top bars and raising my legs slowly and holding for 30 seconds. 20x and it's pain city...but i've got some abs now. not bad for a guy 65.
1788574
No amount of ab exercises will burn stomach fat. But if you strengthen your obliques (your sides), and burn that fat (through diet), then you will be good to go. You can use the roller to roll out at an angle to hit one side harder.
2102491
I would not recommend that but if you want to sit up high and do ab work get a inflatable ball.Works well and comes with a Video.