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any tips for cable crunches, i don’t feel like i’m feeling enough burn
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Anonymous 5w

a lot of people’s form is wrong on cable crunches. The abs perform back flexion, meaning all bend should be in your back. A lot of people are pivoting at the hip joint on cable crunches, which the abs don’t do at all, the adductors do. Make a conscious effort to be still at the hips and crunch at your abs. I like to sit on my heels and position my body directly under the cable so I don’t have much room to move my hips

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Anonymous 5w

Bend uncomfortably close down to your crotch for optimal gains I'm dead serious

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

thank you so much i’ll try sitting on my heels next time so i can pay more attention to the core movement

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

another tip, the range of motion of the movement when you take your hips out of the movement isn’t very large, and it can be kinda awkward to get used to an exercise with a short ROM in my experience. Just be prepared for that and don’t be worried if you don’t feel like you’re doing a lot.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

thank you so much this is so helpful

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