How to do the Cable Crunch
Step by step
- Attach a rope to a high pulley and kneel facing the stack.
- Hold the rope ends beside your head, elbows bent.
- Keep your hips still and crunch your ribs down toward your hips.
- Round your upper back as you curl, feeling the abs contract.
- Return slowly to the tall kneeling position, keeping tension.
The thing people get wrong
The bend happens at the spine, not the hips. Keep your hips fixed and curl the ribs toward the pelvis instead of pulling with the arms.
Coaching cue
Breathe out hard as you curl down so the abs squeeze fully at the bottom.
Make it easier or harder
- Easier: Lower the weight and shorten the range.
- Harder: Add weight while keeping the same slow curl.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Core
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