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spinal flexion
Standing Cable Crunch (Back to Stack)
Search GoogleStanding Cable Crunch (Back to Stack) is a intermediate spinal flexion exercise using cable machine and rope. It primarily trains abs. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- abs
- Secondary
- obliques, hip flexors
- Equipment
- cable machine, rope
- Mechanic
- isolation
Setup
- — Prepare the cable machine and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning standing cable crunch (back to stack).
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Stand facing away from the stack, brace the rope at the shoulders, and shorten the ribs toward the pelvis without pulling with the arms.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the spinal flexion.
- — Stand facing away from the stack, brace the rope at the shoulders, and shorten the ribs toward the pelvis without pulling with the arms.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo standing cable crunch (back to stack)
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range standing cable crunch (back to stack)