How to Do the Cable Seated Crunch

Beginner · Cable · Targets Abdominals

Cable Seated Crunch demonstration
💪 Abdominals🏋️ Cable📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Seat on a flat bench with your back facing a high pulley.
  2. 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.
  3. With the hips stationary, flex the waist so the elbows travel toward the hips. Breathe out as you perform this step.
  4. As you inhale, go back to the initial position slowly.
  5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

The Cable Seated Crunch primarily targets your Abdominals. You'll need cable.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Cable Seated Crunch slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.