cable kneeling crunch

A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with cable.

cable kneeling crunch demonstration
cable kneeling crunch β€” demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Abs

Secondary muscles

Obliques

How to do cable kneeling crunch

  1. Attach a rope handle to a high pulley and kneel down facing away from the machine.

  2. Hold the rope handle with both hands and place it behind your head, keeping your elbows out to the sides.

  3. Keeping your hips stationary, flex your waist and crunch your torso down towards your thighs.

  4. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abs

Secondary

Obliques

Related exercises

All waist exercises β†’

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