Bench Reverse Crunch Circle

Perform the Bench Reverse Crunch Circle by lying on a bench with your legs extended and feet off the ground. Engage your core and pull your knees towards your chest while curling your hips off the bench.

  1. Start with your legs extended and your back flat against the bench.
  2. Lift your legs and bend your knees to bring them towards your chest.
  3. Circle your legs in a controlled motion, keeping your core engaged.
  4. Return to the starting position and repeat.

How to perform the Bench Reverse Crunch Circle

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bench Reverse Crunch Circle using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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