Abdominals - Cable Crunches
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Overview
To work your upper abs, focusing on building density to the muscle. The muscles designed to be used are Rectus Abdominis. Other muscles used are the Sternamastoid, Erector Spinae and Splenius.Training Steps
- Use a triceps cable pull-down machine with a rope fixed onto the top cable.
- Kneel on the floor facing the machine and grab hold of the rope pulling your hands against your forehead.
- Make sure you kneel far enough away from the machine so that the cable comes down at a slight angle.
- The movement of this exercise is similar to that of the crunch.
- Keeping you hands fixed, slowly crunch your abs aiming on touching your chest to your pelvis area.
- Breath out as you crunch.
Training Tips
- Do not swing throughout the movement. Maintain a controlled movement.
- Keep you head generally facing forward and avoid rolling your neck.
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