Exercise for Love Handles, Best Ever Series #31

There is no one today who could say that they do not want to tighten up their love handles. This is one of the hardest parts of the body to tone as a matter of fact.

This is where the Bench Press Leg Raise Crunch comes in. It pounds away on your love handles without creating a ton of stress on your lower back. One of the issues that most people have with standard leg raises is that they cause a good deal of back pain.

An excellent exercise for love handles, the Bench Press Leg Raise Crunch will eliminate this potential for back pain. This is going to be accomplished by supporting the bench press bar, or even a pair of dumbbells, at full extension. You will then begin to do your leg raises. Sound easy? Sure it is, but you will soon see how powerful this exercise for love handles can be.

Set Up

You can set up for this killer exercise for love handles in one of two ways. If you will be using dumbbells you can lie on the floor. This will allow you to set them down when done. If you choose to use a barbell then you should do so while on a flat barbell station or in a power rack.

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If you do decide to go with the barbell then make sure you keep your grip somewhat close but no more than medium width. A wide grip will be of little to no use and would be harder to maintain.

Now for the weight; it does not take a lot of it for it to be effective. Just enough to help counterbalance is plenty. As for me, 120 lbs is sufficient. If using the dumbbells you should only use as much weight as you can comfortably hold since you will not have the luxury of the safety rails to use as a rest if need be.

You are now ready to begin this exercise for love handles. Raise your weight at your highest extension and lock your arms. Your legs and feet should still be flat on the floor. Now raise your legs slightly above the ground.

Typically this would be where the lower back pain would begin. However, by using the weights as a counterbalance you are actually decreasing the amount of stress this area would be taking. The positioning of your arms helps to lower the stress as well.

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Now that you are in the starting position you can begin your leg raises. Remember to bring your legs into a vertical position. Once you reach the top give your abs a good squeeze and then slowly lower your legs. Do not allow your legs to rest on the floor. This will keep the tension on your ab muscles.

This is perhaps the hardest position on your lower back when doing traditional leg raises. With the Bench Press Leg Raise Crunch it is quite different. The counterbalancing effect greatly reduces the torque!