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How to Do The Seated Abdominal Cable Crunch
A seated abdominal cable crunch is similar to kneeling abdominal crunches. Difference is you have a chair to stabilize your balance if you find kneeling cable crunches difficult. This exercise will help isolate the action on your abdominals for a firmer, tighter abdominals.
Be sure to do your stretching and warm-ups before you do this exercise. Set the weights of your pulley and put in the rope attachment. Place the bench around 2 feet in front of the pulley machine. Sit with your back towards the pulley and grasp the rope attachment. Pull it down until it is at your neck, with your hands resting on your shoulders. Your forearms should be touching your chest, and your arms at your side. Let the machine hyperextend your back a bit as you lean forward slightly. This will be your starting position.
Exhale as you pull on the ropes, maintaining the contraction of your abdominals. Continue to pull until your arms touch your legs. As you pull down on the ropes, use your abdominals instead of your lower back. Maintain this position for a second before you slowly go back to starting position. Remember to inhale as you do so.
It is important that you maintain the contraction of your abdominals throughout the entire exercise. Never release the tension to keep training your muscles and remember to isolate the movement in your abdomen. To increase the difficulty, you can add in weights as long as you do not over-strain yourself. Bands can also be used for this exercise if you do not have a pulley machine.
Article written by Kelsey Aniston of Ultimate Fitness Gear, Get Intensity Workout and start transforming your body.
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