Cable crunch

Kneel facing a high pulley machine. Grasp the rope attachment. Contract abs to curl torso down toward the floor.

ABS · CORE

Cable crunch: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Kneel facing a high pulley machine.
Grasp the rope attachment.
Contract abs to curl torso down toward the floor.

Muscles worked: Abs
Primary muscle: Upper abs
Equipment: Cable
Movement pattern: Core
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: Core strengthHypertrophyStabilityStrength
Also known as: Kneeling cable crunchRope crunch

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Variations and substitutions

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Routines that program it

Four-day upper/lower split3 sets a week

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