Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

How to do the Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

1. Connect a rope attachment to a high pulley cable and position a mat on the floor in front of it.
2. Grab the rope with both hands and kneel approximately two feet back from the tower.
3. Position the rope behind your head with your hands by your ears.
4. Keep your hands in the same place, contract your abs and pull downward on the rope in a crunching movement until your elbows reach your knees.
5. Pause briefly at the bottom and rise up in a slow and controlled manner until you reach the starting position.
6. Repeat the same downward movement until you"re halfway down, at which time you"ll begin rotating one of your elbows to the opposite knee.
7. Again, pause briefly at the bottom and rise up in a slow and controlled manner until you reach the starting position.
8. Repeat the same movement as before, but alternate the other elbow to the opposite knee.
9. Continue this series of movements 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 Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

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

Superset the Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists 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 Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists work?

The Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists 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 Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists?

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 Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists suitable for beginners?

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

Where should the Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists go in a workout?

Late — the Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists 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