Cable Standing Crunch
Cable Standing Crunch Instructions
- Set a cable to a high position. Attach a rope handle.
- Face away from the cable. Hold the rope behind your head.
- Stand with feet hip-width apart. Brace your core.
- Crunch forward by flexing your spine. Drive your chest toward your hips.
- Squeeze your abs hard at the bottom of the crunch.
- Slowly return to standing under control.
- Keep constant cable tension throughout.
- Use moderate weight. Aim for 12 to 15 reps.
Cable Standing Crunch Form & Visual
Cable Standing Crunch Benefits
- Loaded standing core exercise
- Constant cable tension on the abs
- Requires more stability than kneeling version
- Easy to load progressively
- No kneeling needed
- Excellent for ab hypertrophy
Cable Standing Crunch Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Obliques
- Hip flexors (slight)
Cable Standing Crunch Variations & Alternatives
- Cable Crunch (kneeling)
- Cable Seated Crunch
- Band Standing Crunch
- Standing Cable Oblique Crunch
- Cable Woodchop
