Crunch (Cable)

How to do it

1. Kneel facing away from a cable machine with a rope attachment set at the top pulley, gripping one end in each hand beside your head.
2. Set your hips back over your heels and brace the core before initiating the movement.
3. Curl your torso downward by flexing the spine, drawing the elbows toward the thighs while the hips stay fixed.
4. Squeeze through the midsection at the bottom of the curl before reversing the motion.
5. Exhale as you curl down and inhale as you return to the upright kneeling position.
6. Keep the movement driven by spinal flexion, a common fault is pulling with the arms or hinging at the hips instead.

Muscles worked

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