cable-seated-crunch
Position a bench or sit on the floor facing away from a high cable pulley, with a rope handle attached. Grasp the rope ends, bringing them to either side of your head, just behind your neck.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- transverse abdominis
Target muscles
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Position a bench or sit on the floor facing away from a high cable pulley, with a rope handle attached.
- 2
Grasp the rope ends, bringing them to either side of your head, just behind your neck.
- 3
Lean forward slightly, engaging your core, with a slight arch in your lower back to maintain tension.
- 4
Exhale and crunch your torso downwards, bringing your elbows towards your knees, flexing your spine and contracting your abs.
- 5
Hold the contraction briefly at the bottom, squeezing your abdominal muscles.
- 6
Inhale and slowly return to the starting position, controlling the weight and maintaining tension in your abs.
Safety & form
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