Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch (plate loaded)

Perform the Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch by sitting on the machine with your back against the pad. Adjust the seat height to ensure your knees are aligned with the pivot point.

Place your feet on the footplate and grip the handles for stability. Engage your core and raise your legs while simultaneously crunching your torso forward.

  1. Start with your legs extended and back straight.
  2. Raise your legs and crunch your torso towards your knees.
  3. Lower your legs and torso back to the starting position.

How to perform the Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch (plate loaded)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch (plate loaded) using your leverage machine.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  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 abdominals 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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