Exercise Comparison
Ab Crunch Machine vs Double Kettlebell Windmill




Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Double Kettlebell Windmill
Instructions
Ab Crunch Machine
Select a light resistance and sit down on the ab machine placing your feet under the pads provided and grabbing the top handles. Your arms should be bent at a 90 degree angle as you rest the triceps on the pads provided. This will be your starting position.
At the same time, begin to lift the legs up as you crunch your upper torso. Breathe out as you perform this movement. Tip: Be sure to use a slow and controlled motion. Concentrate on using your abs to move the weight while relaxing your legs and feet.
After a second pause, slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Double Kettlebell Windmill
Place a kettlebell in front of your front foot and clean and press a kettlebell overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward.
Keeping the kettlebell locked out at all times, push your butt out in the direction of the locked out kettlebell. Turn your feet out at a forty-five degree angle from the arm with the locked out kettlebell.
Bending at the hip to one side, sticking your butt out, slowly lean until you can retrieve the kettlebell from the floor. Keep your eyes on the kettlebell that you hold over your head at all times.
Pause for a second after retrieving the kettlebell from the ground and reverse the motion back to the starting position.
Verdict
Both exercises target the abdominals. Ab Crunch Machine is a intermediate exercise using machine, while Double Kettlebell Windmill is intermediate and uses kettlebells. Choose Ab Crunch Machine if you have access to machine, or Double Kettlebell Windmill if you prefer kettlebells.