Small Ball Crunches For the Abs
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The following images are a supplement to the article entitled "Small Ball Crunches - An Amazing Abdominal Exercise For Everyone From Beginner To Advanced!" found in BetterU News, Issue #13.

This is the start position for the Small Ball Crunch. Note how the back is wrapped around the ball to get the maximum stretch on the abdominal muscles.
This is the top position of the exercise. Squeeze your abs hard at the top. You abs will probably be quivering as you come up to this point.

 

	To make the exercise easier, you can adjust where you place yourself on the ball. Notice how the hips are lower and the ball is higher up on the back. This angle and placement not only removes some of your bodyweight from the exercise but gives you better leverage as well.
	To make the exercise harder, roll yourself further back on the ball. The ball will be closer down towards your hips and your toros will be on a decline. This decreases your leverage and forces your abs to work with more of your bodyweight.

 

When you become strong enough at the above variation, you can try adding some weight to the exercise. Try holding a small weight plate above your head during the movement. You can also hold it over your chest. Be sure your ball is strong enough to take this extra weight!

This picture gives you an idea of the size of ball I recommend. The plate beside the ball is a 45 pound Olympic plate. Basically, any smaller-sized ball will work as long as it's not way too small or so big that it's not really small anymore...

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