Core and carries
Cable crunch
Muscles worked: Abdominals
How to do it
- Set up. Attach a rope to a high cable and kneel just in front of it, holding the rope ends beside your head, with your hips above your knees. Most people face the machine; the picture shows the version facing away, which works the same muscles.
- Move. Curl your ribs down towards your hips, rounding your upper back gently. Your hips should stay still; the movement comes from your middle.
- Finish. Uncurl slowly back to the start. Choose a weight you can control without pulling with your arms or jerking.
Common mistakes
- Pulling with your arms.
- Sitting back on your heels.
- Jerking.
Where it appears in the member plans
Fat-Loss Foundations, Strength Builder.
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