Cable Reverse Crunch

How to do the Cable Reverse Crunch

1. Connect an ankle strap attachment to a low pulley cable and position a mat on the floor in front of it.
2. Sit down with your feet toward the pulley and attach the cable to your ankles.
3. Lie down, elevate your legs and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle. Your legs and the cable should be aligned. If not, adjust the pulley up or down until they are.
4. With your hands behind your head, bring your knees inward to your torso and elevate your hips off the floor.
5. Pause for a moment and in a slow and controlled manner drop your hips and bring your legs back to the starting 90-degree angle. You should still have tension on your abs in the resting position.
6. Repeat the same movement to failure.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	abs
Equipment	cable machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No cable machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Crunch - Hands Overhead Bodyweight Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball Bodyweight Crunches Bodyweight Decline Crunch Bodyweight Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Bodyweight

Harder than the Cable Reverse Crunch

Hanging Pike expert · Bodyweight Bent Press expert · Kettlebell Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees expert · Barbell

Superset the Cable Reverse Crunch with

Opposing lower back work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) lower back Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning lower back Barbell Deadlift lower back Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench lower back

Common questions

What muscles does the Cable Reverse Crunch work?

The Cable Reverse Crunch primarily works the abs. Ab Crunch Machine, Alternate Heel Touchers, and Barbell Side Bend train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Cable Reverse Crunch?

A Cable Machine. Without a cable machine, Alternate Heel Touchers, Crunch - Hands Overhead, and Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball train the same muscle, and 45 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Cable Reverse Crunch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Cable Reverse Crunch is rated beginner. Hanging Pike, Bent Press, and Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees are the progressions from here.

Where should the Cable Reverse Crunch go in a workout?

Late — the Cable Reverse Crunch is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) and Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Ab Crunch Machine Machine Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight Barbell Side Bend Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends Cable Machine Cable Crunch Cable Machine Cable Seated Crunch Cable Machine