How to Do the Rope Crunch
💪 Abdominals🏋️ Cable📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Kneel 1-2 feet in front of a cable system with a rope attached.
- After selecting an appropriate weight, grasp the rope with both hands reaching overhead. Your torso should be upright in the starting position.
- To begin, flex at the spine, attempting to bring your rib cage to your legs as you pull the cable down.
- Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then slowly return to the starting position.
- These can be done with twists or to the side to hit the obliques.
Muscles worked
The Rope Crunch primarily targets your Abdominals. You'll need cable.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Rope 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.