Muay Thai Training Exercises

A–C: The sequence for crunches with turns.

Strengthening:

++ Front abdominal muscles, particularly the

sloping muscles

+ Lateral abdominal muscles

Starting Position
Lie on your back with your hands at your temples. Raise
your head with your arms and legs oʃ the ɻoor to build
tension in your body.

Execution
Move your upper body to the right while pulling your
right knee and your left elbow toward each other. Next,
return slowly to the starting position, but don’t rest your
body on the floor. Alternate by raising your upper body to
the right and left until you have completed the planned
number of repetitions. Avoid swinging motions and
hollowing your back.

Variants
You can also start by doing the ɹrst half of the planned
number of repetitions to one side before you continue
with the remaining repetitions on the other side. For