Core · Gym
Cable Crunch
The Cable Crunch is a core exercise for the abs, done in the gym.
The animated figure highlights the muscles worked.
How to do it
- Rope beside your head, hips still
- Curl your ribs toward your pelvis
- Exhale as you crunch
Sets and reps
How the 17 BindTrue programs that use it dose the Cable Crunch:
- Sets
- 3–4
- Reps
- 8–15
- Rest
- 45 s to 90 s
Pick a weight where the last two reps are hard but your form stays clean. When every set reaches the top of the rep range, add a little weight.
Alternatives
Same job, different tools: swap in one of these when the equipment is busy or the movement doesn’t suit you.
Used in these programs
- Action Hero Legs & core: 3 × 15 · 5 days a week
- Action Heroine Glutes & core: 3 × 15 · 4 days a week
- Lean & Shredded Conditioning: 3 × 15 · 5 days a week
- Cover Model Legs & abs: 3 × 12–15 · 5 days a week
- Glute Builder Glutes C: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- Flat Tummy, Snatched Waist Legs + Abs: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- Chest Like Armor Lower A: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- Sleeve Stretcher Lower A: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- V-Taper Builder Squat: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- Six-Pack Reveal Upper A: 4 × 8–12 · 4 days a week
- Tree Trunk Legs Upper A: 3 × 10–15 · 4 days a week
- Five-Day Mass Builder Lower: 3 × 10–15 · 5 days a week
- Athlete Mode Hips & carries: 3 × 10–15 · 3 days a week
- Golden-Era Split Shoulders & arms: 3 × 12–15 · 6 days a week
- Push Pull Legs Legs B: 3 × 12–15 · 6 days a week
- Upper/Lower 4-Day Lower B: 3 × 12–15 · 4 days a week
- Fat Loss + Muscle Lower B: 3 × 12–15 · 4 days a week
Stop if you feel sharp or joint pain. New to training, or coming back from an injury? Start light and ask a qualified coach or physical therapist to check your form.