Abs
cable-standing-crunch
Stand facing a cable machine with a rope attachment set to a high pulley. Grasp the rope handles with both hands, positioning them behind your head or neck.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- erector spinae
Target muscles
- abs
- back
How to perform
- 1
Stand facing a cable machine with a rope attachment set to a high pulley.
- 2
Grasp the rope handles with both hands, positioning them behind your head or neck.
- 3
Take a slight step back, keeping a soft bend in your knees and a neutral spine.
- 4
Engage your core, then flex your spine, pulling your elbows down towards your hips while exhaling.
- 5
Squeeze your abdominal muscles at the bottom of the movement.
- 6
Slowly return to the starting position, controlling the cable's pull, allowing your abs to stretch.
Safety & form
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