Standing Rope Crunch

A waist exercise targeting the abdominals, performed with cable.

Standing Rope Crunch demonstration
Standing Rope Crunch β€” demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Abdominals

Secondary muscles

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How to do Standing Rope Crunch

  1. Attach a rope to a high pulley and select an appropriate weight.

  2. Stand with your back to the cable tower. Take the rope with both hands over your shoulders, holding it to your upper chest. This will be your starting position.

  3. Perform the movement by flexing the spine, crunching the weight down as far as you can.

  4. Hold the peak contraction for a moment before returning to the starting position.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abdominals

Secondary

None listed

Related exercises

All waist exercises β†’

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