Purpose
- ab builder crunching against a cable from a kneeling position
- the load is set by the stack rather than by your bodyweight, which makes it
the ab movement you can actually progress in small steps
- the cable pulls the whole way, so the top of the crunch stays loaded where a
floor sit-up goes slack
Execution
Set a rope high on a cable stack. Kneel facing away from it, holding the rope
beside your head with your hips fixed.
- crunch your ribs down towards your hips, rounding your spine
- keep your hips where they are rather than hinging at them
- continue until your spine is fully rounded
- let the cable draw you back up under control
- reach full extension at the top before the next rep
If your hips are travelling, you are hinging rather than crunching. The spine is
what moves here.
Purpose
- ab builder crunching against a cable from a kneeling position
- the load is set by the stack rather than by your bodyweight, which makes it
the ab movement you can actually progress in small steps
- the cable pulls the whole way, so the top of the crunch stays loaded where a
floor sit-up goes slack
Execution
Set a rope high on a cable stack. Kneel facing away from it, holding the rope
beside your head with your hips fixed.
- crunch your ribs down towards your hips, rounding your spine
- keep your hips where they are rather than hinging at them
- continue until your spine is fully rounded
- let the cable draw you back up under control
- reach full extension at the top before the next rep
If your hips are travelling, you are hinging rather than crunching. The spine is
what moves here.