Sentences with phrase «for cable crunches»

Go for cable crunches, weighted sit - ups, or leg raises with weight.

Not exact matches

The standing cable crunch allows for a bigger range of motion compared to the kneeling cable crunch.

For Core, do 2 - 3 sets of planks, ab roll - outs or cable crunches.

- Core Detailing 2 (4 × 20 reps cable torso twists, bicycle crunches, low back extensions)- Cross Fit (whatever appears at CrossFit.com for that day)- Swim or Bike Workout of Choice

hands free front squats, leg press, hyperextensions, crunches of all forms, zercher squats (so long as you don't grab your hands), leg raises (including side for the glute min / med), some cable awkward cable work could be done so long as you «grip» the cable in the crook of your elbow (front / lateral raises, pec fly, reverse fly maybe), calf raises, planks, there's more but they start getting finicky after this lot

You can do cable crunches for the oblique while lying on the floor, but you can get more range of motion on the stability ball.

Thus, if you get 12 or 15 reps of cable crunches, increase the weight on the stack (most go up by 10 pounds), and work with that new weight until you can crunch it for 12 to 15 reps, move up again, and so forth.

Since I already have a good amount of bodyweight work done (was a few years ago though), perhaps I could get away with just doing machine / cable crunch, machine oblique, and weighted captains (at least for now)?

As for as the ab workout, if you do not like doing cable crunches you can certainly just omit them altogether.

However, a safe, simple and effective way to for a beginner to started an abdominal program is to emphasize basic abdominal flexion exercises such as crunches, stability ball crunches, cable crunches, hip lifts, full range knee ups and reverse crunches.

I will often mix in bands as well (instead of cables) if I do not have access to a cable stack, however the technique for the resistance band crunch is all the same.

FIRST incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 flat bench dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 stiff - arm pulldown 1 x 15 - 20 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 one dumbbell pullover drop set of 3 x 8 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 pushdown with rope handle 1 x 15 - 20 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 seated overhead (one - arm) extension drop set 3 x 8 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 ab - bench crunch 1 x 15 - 20 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 SECOND [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 standing forward - lean lateral raise 1 x 15 - 20 [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell (two - arm) press drop set 3 x 8 incline one - arm dumbbell lateral 1 x 8 bent - over dumbbell lateral drop set 3 x 8 dumbbell (two - arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 seated bent - arm bent - over dumbbell lateral 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell (two - arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 one - arm dumbbell row 1 x 8 - 10 barbell shrug [wrist straps or hooks are fine] 1 x 15 - 20 standing dumbbell curl w arm - blaster 1 x 8 - 10 spider curl with E-Z curl bar 1 x 15 - 20 cable curl with straight bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline (two - arm) curl drop set 3 x 8 incline (two - arm) hammer curl drop set 3 x 8 rotator cuff with ShoulderHorn and dumbbells 1 x 8 - 10 hang from chinning bar'til failure THIRD front squat 1 x 6 - 8 leg extension 1 x 15 - 20 front squat 1 x 6 - 8 sissy squat 1 x 8 - 10 supine leg curl 1 x 15 - 20 leg press on angled leg press 1 x 8 - 10 stiff - legged deadlift 1 x 8 - 10 immediately followed by back extension 1 x 30 - 50 (no weight) 5 minute rest leg press calf raise 1 x 20 leg press calf raise 1 x 15 standing calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 seated calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 D.A.R.D raise 1 x 8 - 10 4 - way neck work with towel — 1 15 - second rep for each of the 4 ways TIPS for using this program in your weight lifting routines:

A: breathing squat 1 x 20 immediately followed by stiff - arm pullover 1 x 20 5 minutes rest good morning 2 x 8 incline bench press using thick bar 3 x 5 seated cable row using shoulder - width bar 3 x 7 close - grip bench press using reverse grip 3 x 7 hang from chinning bar until failure gripper work B: trap - bar deadlift 3 x 5 trap - bar deadlift for four progressively heavy singles 5 minute rest seated overhead press using thick bar (in front) 3 x 5 - 7 standing biceps curl with straight bar and narrow grip 3 x 8 - 10 seated alternate hammer curl 2 x 8 - 10 thick bar hold with overhand grip: twice to failure (20 to 40 seconds each) weighted crunch using ab - mat or ab - bench 1 x 20 - 25 Notice that you are no longer limited to the exercises in the McRobert books.

The cable crunch is a direct workout for your abs aimed at getting them as strong and full as possible.