Cable Oblique Crunch

How to do it

1. Kneel or half kneel beside a high pulley with the cable attachment held at your near shoulder using both hands.
2. Brace your core and set your hips stacked under your shoulders facing away from the tower.
3. Crunch sideways by drawing your elbow down toward your same-side hip, flexing through the core along one side.
4. Return slowly to the upright position, controlling the weight rather than letting it pull you back up.
5. Exhale as you crunch down and inhale as you return to the start.
6. Avoid rotating the torso forward or backward; keep the crunch purely a side-bending motion.

Muscles worked

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