# Band Overhead Reach Crunch

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/band-overhead-reach-crunch

Also known as: Resistance Band Overhead Reach Crunch, Band Straight-Arm Crunch

Body region: Core

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Abdominis
- Helps: External Oblique, Internal Oblique
- Holds: Serratus Anterior, Latissimus Dorsi, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Resistance Band

## Technique

1. Lie on your back or kneel with a band anchored overhead, holding it in both hands with arms stretched above your head.
2. Brace your abs and bring your arms and ribs forward and down in one arc.
3. Squeeze the abs at the bottom without bending the elbows.
4. Return slowly to the stretched start.

### Cues

- Keep the arms long and let the ribs lead.
- Tuck the chin slightly.

### Common mistakes

- Bending the elbows to pull.
- Arching the lower back at the top.
- Rushing the return.

## Alternatives

- [Band Crunch](https://heatsy.app/ex/band-crunch)
- [Cable Crunch](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-crunch)