Rope Crunches
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Kneeling cable crunch with a rope attachment, flexing the spine to work the rectus abdominus with oblique assistance.
Detail
A cable crunch performed with a rope attachment (TK Triceps or Crossover Cables). Flexes the spine to train the rectus abdominus. Listed as an advanced abdominal selection in the resistance-exercise-selection chart. The abdominals flex the spine and compress the abdominal contents; their full ROM is 70 degrees, though smaller-range and compression exercises are used for posture and spinal stabilization.
Key facts
- Primary Muscles: Rectus Abdominus.
- Secondary Muscles: External Oblique, Internal Oblique.
- Advanced abdominal exercise.
Connections
- Rectus Abdominis — primary trunk flexor.
- External Oblique / Internal Oblique — assist.
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