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rzen 5bbe3f6ff0 Add the free-weight canon and bodyweight staples (16 exercises)
Squat/lunge: Barbell Squat, Goblet Squat, Bodyweight Squat, Lunge.
Bench station: Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Dumbbell Bench Press,
Dumbbell Fly (the fly authors the face-on camera for its frontal arc).
Dumbbell rack: Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Shoulder Press, Dumbbell Curl,
Lateral Raise - first uses of the dumbbell prop. Bodyweight: Push-Up,
Pull-Up, Crunch, Dip.

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# Crunch
The floor ab curl — peel the shoulder blades off the mat, squeeze, and
lower. Short range, all abs.
- **Category:** Main circuit
- **Type:** Spinal flexion (upper)
- **Targets:** Rectus abdominis
- **Prescription:** 3 × 1520, slow
## Setup
Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat. Fingertips lightly behind the
ears, elbows wide.
## Execution
1. Exhale and curl the ribs toward the pelvis until the shoulder blades
leave the floor.
2. Squeeze the abs hard at the top for a beat.
3. Lower the shoulders back down without letting the head rest.
## Cues
- It's a curl, not a sit-up — the lower back stays on the mat.
- Chin off the chest; the hands never pull the head.
- Exhale on the way up to deepen the contraction.
## Common Mistakes
- Yanking the neck with the hands.
- Sitting all the way up with the hip flexors.
- Racing through reps with momentum.
## Progression
Slow the tempo and add a pause at the top; hold a small plate on the
chest, or move to the Abdominal machine for stack-loaded flexion.