Cable crunch

Cable, rope

Also called kneeling cable crunch, rope crunch

Kneel facing a high cable with the rope by your head and crunch your ribs toward your hips.

Movement

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Core

Scores 1-5 averaged over sources. Tap a rating for the claims behind it. Claims are our summaries of the linked sources, fact-checked by AI.

Muscle growth higher is better4.0
Very good; among the better picks for the muscle. 1 source.
- 4/5 Kneeling cable ab pull-down is one of his four best weighted ab exercises, emphasizing the upper abs, starting from a stretched position; side twists optional. Jeremy Ethier, Why Weighted Abs Training is a MUST (4 Best Weighted Abs Exercises) @ 2:32videoExpert opinion2017checked by AI
Loaded stretch higher is better2.0
Little tension in the stretch. 1 source.
- 2/5 Facing the stack gives little tension at the top where the abs are stretched. Jeremy Ethier, It's Weird, But Destroyed Every Ab Exercise I Tested @ 18:56videoExpert opinion2026checked by AI