Cable Standing Overhead Crunch

The Cable Standing Overhead Crunch primarily works the Rectus Abdominis, with secondary activation of the External Obliques and stabilizer support from the Brachialis, Iliopsoas, Latissimus Dorsi, Pectoralis Major (Clavicular), Pectoralis Major (Sternal), Pectoralis Minor, Posterior Deltoid, Rectus Femoris, Rhomboids, Sartorius, Serratus Anterior, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Teres Major, Trapezius (Lower), Triceps (Long Head). It is a cable isolation exercise at intermediate difficulty.

A cable isolation pull exercise targeting the Rectus Abdominis.

EquipmentCable
DifficultyIntermediate
TypeIsolation
MovementFlexion
ForcePull
LateralityBilateral
PrimaryRectus Abdominis
SecondaryExternal Obliques

Muscles Worked

Front
Back
Primary Secondary Stabilizer

Primary Muscles

Secondary Muscles

Stabilizer Muscles

Instructions

  1. Preparation: Stand below high pulley. Grasp cable rope attachment and place wrists against head. Squat down slightly with hips flexed, allowing resistance on cable pulley to lift torso upward so spine is hyperextended. Execution: With knees and hips stationary, flex waist so elbows travel toward middle of thighs. Return and repeat. Comments: Note movement occurs in waist, not hips. Hyperextension of spine at top of motion is achieved by anterior rotation of pelvis with flexed hips. SeeSpot Reduction Myth. Two soft stirrups or multi-exercise bar can be substituted for rope. If two soft stirrups are used, grasp stirrups at side of head.

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