The Stacked 12: 12 Ab Exercises You NEED To Do To Build A Six-Pack In 2016 [Exercise Lists]

Six-Pack Ab Exercise 10: Cable Crunches

How To:

Target Muscle(s): Abs (All)

One of the most important principles of muscle growth is progressive resistance. In order for muscles to grow, they need to consistently be challenged — either by upping the weight or increasing the difficulty.

Cable Crunches are one of the only feasible ways to apply heavy weights directly to the abs. Because you’re actively crunching down with a weight stack, it creates a strong contraction throughout the abs without compromising the back.

Over time, as the weight increases, they’re one of the most potent ways to add SIZE to your abs.

• (1) Kneel in front of a cable stack with a rope attachment.
• (2) Sit back in your hips, contract your abs, and crunch the rope down towards your pelvis.
• (3) Hold for 1 second at the bottom and slowly release the rope back up to start.