Strength exercise

Standing Cable Crunch

How to do it

Attach a rope handle to a high cable pulley and stand facing the machine, gripping the rope on either side of your head.
Set the feet shoulder-width apart with a slight bend in the knees for a stable base.
Brace the core and flex the spine forward, crunching the ribs down toward the hips against the cable resistance.
Keep the hips stationary and let the movement come from the abdominals rather than the arms or shoulders.
Exhale sharply as you crunch down and inhale as you control the return to the upright position.
Avoid pulling with the arms or rounding through the lower back excessively; let the core drive the motion.

Muscles worked

CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

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Type: Strength
Equipment: Cable Machine
Primary muscles: Core
Measured in: Reps and weight