Cable Seated Crunch

How to do the Cable Seated Crunch

1. Seat on a flat bench with your back facing a high pulley.
2. Grasp the cable rope attachment with both hands (with the palms of the hands facing each other) and place your hands securely over both shoulders. Tip: Allow the weight to hyperextend the lower back slightly. This will be your starting position.
3. With the hips stationary, flex the waist so the elbows travel toward the hips. Breathe out as you perform this step.
4. As you inhale, go back to the initial position slowly.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

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 Seated Crunch

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

Superset the Cable Seated 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 Seated Crunch work?

The Cable Seated 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 Seated 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 Seated Crunch suitable for beginners?

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

Where should the Cable Seated Crunch go in a workout?

Late — the Cable Seated 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 Reverse Crunch Cable Machine