Equipment:
Gym bench.
Exercise
Technique:
1. Lie down on a gym bench with your knees bent directly over your hips and
your hands holding the top of the bench behind you.
2. Contract your abdominal muscles to curl your buttocks a few inches off the
bench.
3. Slowly lower your buttocks down.
Performance
Tips:
1. Pull your hips into your ribcage.
2. Avoid swinging your legs backwards. Move slowly.
3. Concentrate on curling your spine instead of just jerking your legs.
4. If this bothers your lower back in any way, don't do the exercise.
Repetitions:
12 to 15 repetitions. Rest. Do one or two more sets.