Weighted Overhead Stability Ball Crunch

Body region

• Core

Equipment

• Stability Ball

Technique

1. Lie on a stability ball with your lower back supported and feet planted wide, holding a light weight with straight arms overhead.
2. Brace your abs and curl your ribs toward your hips, keeping the arms in line with your ears.
3. Squeeze the abs at the top.
4. Lower back over the ball with control.

Cues

• Keep the weight light; overhead loading makes it harder.
• Do not let the arms pull the neck.

Common mistakes

• Using a weight so heavy that the back arches.
• Yanking the head forward.
• Letting the ball roll away.

Alternatives

• Crunch
• Cable Crunch