Fit Fit City

Core and carries

Cable crunch

Muscles worked: Abdominals

Cable crunch: illustration of the start (left) and finish (right) positions.
Start (left) and finish (right). Illustration: Fit Fit City.

How to do it

  1. Set up. Attach a rope to a high cable. Kneel facing the machine, holding the rope ends beside your head, with your hips above your knees.
  2. Move. Curl your ribs down towards your hips, rounding your upper back gently. Your hips should stay still; the movement comes from your middle.
  3. Finish. Uncurl slowly back to the start. Choose a weight you can control without pulling with your arms or jerking.

Common mistakes

Where it appears in the member plans

Fat-Loss Foundations, Strength Builder.

Log it, and beat it next time

In the member area every exercise has these cues next to your workout log, with last time’s numbers and a suggested target. £9.99 a month on a 12-month plan, or £79 a year, all taxes included.

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