Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

Technique

How to perform Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

1. Attach a rope to a high cable pulley and kneel facing it, far enough back to begin with the cable under tension.
2. Hold the rope beside your head with your hands near your ears and keep your hips relatively still.
3. Curl your rib cage toward your pelvis for a straight crunch, letting your elbows approach your knees without forcing contact.
4. Return to the starting torso position under control while keeping your hands beside your head.
5. On the next repetition, begin the crunch and then turn your torso to bring one elbow toward the opposite knee.
6. Return under control and repeat the rotational crunch toward the other side.
7. Continue the straight, left and right sequence without pulling the rope down with your arms.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique.