Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / core
Cable crunch
Kneel below cable, hips fixed, rope near temples.
Muscles
- Primary
- abs
- Supporting
- None listed
Mechanics
- Pattern
- spinal flexion
- Equipment
- cable
- Geometry
- 180° Core Alignment
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Abs pull ribs toward pelvis while hips stay quiet.
- Progression
- Add reps before load; keep the same torso path.
- Regression
- Use dead bug if cable setup is unavailable.
Watch for
- Turning it into a hip hinge
- Pulling with arms
Substitutions
- Machine crunch
- Weighted crunch
- Dead bug