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Cable Crunch
A kneeling abdominal exercise flexing the spine against cable resistance, allowing progressive loading of the rectus abdominis.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- rectus abdominis · obliques · transverse abdominis
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- Cable machine
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Kneel in front of a cable machine with a rope attachment at the top.
- Hold the rope near your forehead with elbows bent.
- Crunch down by flexing your spine and bringing your elbows to your thighs.
- Squeeze your abs hard at the bottom.
- Return to the start position and repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Avoid pulling the rope down with your arms.
- Keep your hips fixed so movement comes from the spine.
- Exhale fully as you crunch down.