Abs · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Groin Crunch
The groin crunch is a bodyweight exercise targeting the abdominal muscles, with secondary emphasis on the hip flexors and inner thighs. It involves lying on your back, bringing your knees towards your chest while engaging your core.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Hip flexors and Inner thighs
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Abs
How to do Groin Crunch, step by step
- Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Place your hands behind your head with your elbows pointing outwards.
- Engaging your abs, lift your legs off the ground, bringing your knees towards your chest.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Groin Crunch works your abs as the main mover, with help from your hip flexors and inner thighs.
Track Groin Crunch in SPLYT
Groin Crunch is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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