Cable rope crunch
- Basic
- Cable
Crunch toward your knees without sitting back
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Core
How to do it
- Kneeling in front of the high pulley, rope on either side of your head.
- Crunch your torso, bringing your elbows toward your thighs, rounding your back.
- Return under control without losing tension.
Common mistakes
- Pulling with your arms/hips instead of your abs.
- Not rounding (it's a crunch, not a hip hinge).
Tips
- Exhale hard as you crunch down to contract the abs more.
- Keep your hips fixed; only the torso moves.