Can someone tell me the name of this exercise?!

kfhoffman12

I am gong to try my best to explain it. I have done these for years and was trying to describe it to someone and cant remember ever having a name for it... here goes.

You sit on the floor or the end of a weight bench. You lean back a little without touching your upper body to the floor/bench with your legs extended out in front of you, also not touching floor/bench. You then do a 'crunch-like' motion and bring your knees up to your chest and then extending your legs out again, repeating the motion for each rep. not sure how else to describe it! haha

gsager

Jack Knife, maybe.....

kfhoffman12

similar, but you are bending your knees into your chest so your body goes from \_ _ to \/\ lol

qtiekiki

I would say that it's some variation of a tuck crunch.

ETA: http://www.body-mind-strength.com/six_pack_abs/tone_building_abs_exercises/tuck_crunches.html

drmryder

In P90X they call that 'seated crunchy frog'. I can't imagine that is a normal name. With this one they incorporate the arms so they extend out on either side of your body when your legs are extended out and then bring them in around your knees when you bring your knees to your chest.

Lane1012

tiiiime for crunchy frogs .. EEEVerybody gets their hands off the floor for this one.

cecejoy

sounds like some kind of reverse crunch

sara1923

reverse crunch or leg lifts if you kept your legs straight

bzmom

I was able to find it on google with both seated crunchy frog or just plain seated crunch

Juliet_622

tiiiime for crunchy frogs .. EEEVerybody gets their hands off the floor for this one.

*involuntary spasm* I hate crunchy frogs.

I was thinking they sound like In and Outs

mummum2

reverse crunch or leg lifts if you kept your legs straight

^^Would agree also^^

kellyo15

I've always heard of them/called them V-sits, or V-shaped Sit-Ups

dinosnopro

tiiiime for crunchy frogs .. EEEVerybody gets their hands off the floor for this one.

take breaks if you need em'

birdieintx

I've always heard of them/called them V-sits, or V-shaped Sit-Ups

yep this is what they are called in pilates

bricktowngal

tiiiime for crunchy frogs .. EEEVerybody gets their hands off the floor for this one.

Yep that's what it is alright!

tigertchr23

In P90X they call that 'seated crunchy frog'. I can't imagine that is a normal name. With this one they incorporate the arms so they extend out on either side of your body when your legs are extended out and then bring them in around your knees when you bring your knees to your chest.

I call them "Crunchy Frogs" too!

giggitygoo

In yoga, it's called a half boat pose, in pilates it's sometimes called "earthquake" cause it makes your abs shake like crazy.

LindaCWy

Sounds like the "pure evil hurts like all hell" move. Ya that has a ring to it.

micdonkem

Raised leg crunch

BerryH

V-sits.

SPNLuver83

Chalean Johnson does something like that in her ab workouts.. I think she calls it a swim tuck or somethin

steadk

seated leg lift??

micdonkem

Raised leg crunches are a popular variation on the standard abdominal crunch that involves keeping your legs elevated as you exercise.

cbeutler

Core crunches is what my trainer calls them.

sma83

Just sounds plain painful to me no matter what ya call it! lol

marcdickner

I personally would call them either 'Tucked V-sits' or 'Ins & Outs'.

Crystal0827

I am going to try this on the floor of my cubicle....ha....the youtube video I watched says it is a very good core exercise

ldytaz

Sounds like a V Up to me

EMagineBeingEMazing

Sounds like the "pure evil hurts like all hell" move. Ya that has a ring to it.

^^YEP! Pretty much!

withervein

In rowing we called them Sit-Jacks.

If you straighten your legs out and start from laying flat, we called em V-ups.

kfhoffman12

you guys rock!!! thanks for the info... im trying to explain it to someone over the phone and it wasnt working. now i can just tell them to google it haha