Weighted Floor Twisting Crunch Feet on Bench

Perform the Weighted Floor Twisting Crunch with your feet elevated on a bench for added stability and range of motion.

  1. Lie on your back with your feet on a bench and hold a weight plate or dumbbell above your chest.
  2. Engage your core and lift your shoulders off the floor while twisting your torso to one side.
  3. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.
  4. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Weighted Floor Twisting Crunch Feet on Bench

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Floor Twisting Crunch Feet on Bench using your free weights.
  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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