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Cable Reverse Crunch

How to do the Cable Reverse Crunch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Equipment

Cable

Step by step

How to do the Cable Reverse Crunch

  1. 1

    Connect an ankle strap attachment to a low pulley cable and position a mat on the floor in front of it.

  2. 2

    Sit down with your feet toward the pulley and attach the cable to your ankles.

  3. 3

    Lie down, elevate your legs and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle. Your legs and the cable should be aligned. If not, adjust the pulley up or down until they are.

  4. 4

    With your hands behind your head, bring your knees inward to your torso and elevate your hips off the floor.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment and in a slow and controlled manner drop your hips and bring your legs back to the starting 90-degree angle. You should still have tension on your abs in the resting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat the same movement to failure.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Cable Reverse Crunch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your abs volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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