3×/week18 weeks
18-Week Full Body 3×
A periodised 3-day full-body program in three 6-week phases for muscle and strength, with an optional arms & shoulders day.
IntermediateBuild muscle75 min
CoreBeginnerIsolation
Cable Crunch
Kneeling crunch pulling a rope down.
Benefits
- Loadable abs exercise
- Builds visible abs
How to do it
- Rope by the ears, hips still
- Curl the ribs towards the hips
- Exhale hard at the bottom
Common mistakes
- Sitting back and pulling with the hips
- Pulling with the arms
Starting prescription
- sets
- 3
- reps
- 10–15
- Rest
- 60 s
- Reps in reserve
- 1
- Load step
- 2.5 kg
Safety and limitations
- Lower back · Modify
With a severe lower-back limitation: lighter load, shorter range, stop if it hurts.
Alternatives
Similar
No equipment
Easier
Programs that use it
4×/week12 weeks
Upper / Lower 4×
Four sessions a week alternating upper and lower body, 12 weeks in two phases.
IntermediateBuild muscle75 min
Your first workout in under three minutes.
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