Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

Abdominals

Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists (Start)

Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists (End)

LevelBeginner EquipmentCable MechanicIsolation ForcePull

A kneeling cable crunch where you twist from side to side to also hit the obliques.

Strength

Primary musclesAbdominals

Energy burned

≈ 16 kcalFor 3 × 8–12, rest 90s · ≈ 2.7 kcal/min

Estimate range 12–20 kcal (±25 %)

Muscle mass worked4 %

Effort during a set3.8 MET

Your lean mass53.5 kgBody fat estimated from BMI and age

Machine / cable: about 15 % less than free weights.

Estimate ±25 %: muscles worked (from the exercise data), sets, reps, rest and your body. See the planner for whole sessions.

Setup

1Attach a rope to a high pulley and kneel facing the stack.
2Hold the rope at the sides of your head.
3Sit your hips back slightly and keep your core braced.

How to perform

1Crunch down by curling your ribs toward your pelvis.
2Twist your torso to bring one elbow toward the opposite knee.
3Return to the start and repeat on the other side.
4Keep your hips still and alternate each rep.