Kneeling Cable Crunches
How to Do Kneeling Cable Crunches
- Kneel in front of a cable station with a rope attachment connected to the top pulley.
- Grip the rope attachment and place your wrists against your forehead.
- Flex your hips slightly to take the weight and to hyperextend your lower back.
- Keeping your hips stationary, bend at the waist so that your elbows travel down towards the middle of your thighs. Hold for a count of one.
- Return to the start position in a controlled movement and repeat.
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Kneeling Cable Crunches Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Kneeling Cable Crunches targets abs and also works forearms. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: cable station.
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