Cable Seated Crunch
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the abs, using a cable machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Cable Seated Crunch
- Seat on a flat bench with your back facing a high pulley.
- 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.
- With the hips stationary, flex the waist so the elbows travel toward the hips. Breathe out as you perform this step.
- As you inhale, go back to the initial position slowly.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Cable Seated Crunch
10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends
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Cable Crunch
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Cable Reverse Crunch
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Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists
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Cross-Body Crunch
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Crunch - Hands Overhead
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Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball
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Decline Oblique Crunch
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Decline Reverse Crunch
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Exercise Ball Crunch
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do cable seated crunch work?
Cable Seated Crunch primarily works the abs.
What equipment do I need for cable seated crunch?
Cable Seated Crunch uses cable machine.
Cable Seated Crunch: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Cable Seated Crunch 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 seated crunch?
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 seated crunch reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; cable seated crunch 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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