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Cable Crunch

Cable Crunch trains 2 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Abs 90%, Obliques 30%.

Accessory Level: Beginner Cable machine Push Easy on the lower backEasy on the kneesNo load on the spineEasy on the shoulders

Cable Crunch - Start position
Start position
Cable Crunch - Finish position
Finish position

How to do it

  1. Kneel below a high pulley with a rope attachment and hold the rope beside your head.
  2. Set your hips back and keep them fixed - they do not move during the set.
  3. Crunch down by rounding your spine, bringing your elbows toward your thighs.
  4. Squeeze hard at the bottom.
  5. Return under control. If your hips travel, you are doing a hip hinge, not a crunch.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

Light Main

How it compares

Compared with the Hanging Leg Raises, it loads Forearms 25 points lower, Obliques 10 points lower, Abs 5 points lower. It needs Cable machine where the other uses Pull-up bar. Compared with the Straight-Arm Pulldown, it loads Lats 90 points lower, Abs 75 points higher, Obliques 30 points higher.

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