Cable Judo Flip
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the abs, using a cable machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Cable Judo Flip
- Connect a rope attachment to a tower, and move the cable to the lowest pulley position. Stand with your side to the cable with a wide stance, and grab the rope with both hands.
- Twist your body away from the pulley as you bring the rope over your shoulder like you're performing a judo flip.
- Shift your weight between your feet as you twist and crunch forward, pulling the cable downward.
- Return to the starting position and repeat until failure.
- Then, reposition and repeat the same series of movements on the opposite side.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Cable Judo Flip
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Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends
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Cable Crunch
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Cable Seated Crunch
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Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists
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One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
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Standing Cable Lift
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Standing Cable Wood Chop
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Crunches
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do cable judo flip work?
Cable Judo Flip primarily works the abs.
What equipment do I need for cable judo flip?
Cable Judo Flip uses cable machine.
Cable Judo Flip: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Cable Judo Flip is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of cable judo flip?
Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends, Cable Crunch, Cable Reverse Crunch train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my cable judo flip reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; cable judo flip can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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