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Cable Standing Crunch

Beginner
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How to Do It

  1. Attach a cable handle to a high pulley and stand facing away from the machine.
  2. Hold the handle with both hands and place it behind your head, keeping your elbows bent.
  3. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
  4. Keeping your abs engaged, exhale and crunch your torso down towards your knees, bringing your elbows towards your thighs.
  5. Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, then slowly return to the starting position.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Range of Motion

Upright to torso crunched downward toward the pelvis.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • ×Moving the hips instead of crunching with the abs
  • ×Pulling with the arms
  • ×Standing too upright

Prescription

3Sets
10-15Reps
Rest interval60-90 sec

Goal

Build core thickness with cable resistance

Body Part

Waist

Equipment

Cable

Muscles Worked

PrimaryAbs
Secondary
Obliques