Instead of doing multiple sets the american college of sports medicine recommends performing strength training exercises to the point of muscle failure.
Side to side crunches with weight.
Side plank crunch begin in a side plank on the left elbow with the left foot slightly in front of the right and the right hand behind the head.
This high intensity exercise engages your oblique muscles side abdominal muscles by forcing them to support you while you move from side to side.
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From the front plank position shift your weight so that you are resting on your right arm.
Hold for 10 seconds engaging the abs.
Next while keeping the waist lifted core engaged and torso steady bring your right leg up toward your shoulder to lightly tap the right elbow pause for a moment then bring it back to the starting.
These muscles are your obliques ql plus abs and erectors.
To calculate the number of calories burned doing the side crunch enter your weight and the duration of the exercise.
Twist upper body to the left while keeping the back of the waist on the floor.
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Continue side to side for the required duration of the exercise.
Return back to an upright position and then repeat by leaning to the other side.
Activate your side body muscles on the side you are leaning towards to help compress you on that side so you can reach further down the leg.
Make side crunches more challenging by holding a weight behind your head.
In other words do side crunches without taking a break until you are unable to complete another crunch with correct form.
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Do 2 or 3 sets of 15 to 20 repetitions on each side.
Maintain a straight line from your shoulders to your feet.
Twist your entire body so that your left shoulder points toward the ceiling and your legs are stacked on one of top of the other with your left side on top.
Holding either a small exercise ball or light weight point elbows out to the side and curl up pressing lower back down into the mat.
To target all muscles of the core pair side crunches with the sprinter crunch plank leg lifts and the superman exercise.