Exercise guide

How to do cable crunch

Abs — loaded

Cable crunch starting position — correct set-up before the first rep
Start
Cable crunch finished position — the end of one repetition
End of rep

Step by step

  1. Kneel facing a high cable with a rope held at either side of your head.
  2. Set your hips back and keep them fixed — the hips must not move all set.
  3. Crunch down by rounding the spine and bringing your elbows toward your thighs.
  4. Squeeze hard at the bottom, then return for 2 seconds.

The cue that matters

CueAdd weight over time. Abs are a muscle and need progressive overload like everything else.
AvoidHinging at the hips instead of flexing the spine — that makes it a lat pulldown with a rope.

Where this sits in the split

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