Standing Cable Crunch

Step-by-step technique for Standing Cable Crunch, an exercise for upper abs using cable. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

How to do it

  1. Stand with your back to a high cable pulley, gripping the rope by your head.
  2. Crunch your torso down by contracting your abs.
  3. Squeeze your abs at the bottom.
  4. Rise back up under control.
Coach tip: Move from your abs, not your hips.

Muscles worked

Primary: Upper Abs

Standing Cable Crunch is a strength exercise that loads the upper abs using cable. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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