MYTH #3: DOING 100 CRUNCHES IS ALL YOU NEED TO DO
Crunches only hit a specific area of your abs. To get shredded, you need to exhaust the rectus abdominis (upper and lower), obliques (side), and the transverse abdominis (beneath the rectus abdominis). Doing crunches doesn’t hit all four areas. This routine does:
| EXERCISE | SETS / REPS | REST |
| Machine Crunch | 2 / 10, 12 | 1 minute |
| Decline Bench Crunch | 3 / 15, 15, 15 | 1 minutes |
| Scissor Kick | 2 / 12, 12 | 1 minute |
| *Russian Twist | 2 / 15, 20 | 1 minute |
*Russian Twist: Grab a medicine ball or dumbbell; sit on the floor with your hips and knees bent 90 degrees; hold the weight straight out in front of you and keep your back straight. Then twist as far as you can to the left, then to the right. That’s one rep.
