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FLEX

EXERCISE 2:
ROPE CRUNCH

7 sets, 25 reps

“The thing I really like about
rope crunches is that I can add a
good amount of resistance and
still hit my entire midsection and
all the stabilizer muscles around
my abs,” Ferguson says. “I think
you miss out on that with crunch
machines.” He insists that using
the right amount of weight is key
for this exercise. “Twenty-five
reps may sound like a lot, but
you still want to pick a weight
heavy enough so that you have
good resistance throughout
the full range of motion.” Fer-
guson also likes to pause and
give a little extra squeeze at the

bottom of each rep to make
sure he’s getting the best con-
traction possible.

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