Cable crunch

The cable crunch works the abdominals with a load lifted, kneeling in front of the high pulley.

Attach a rope to the high pulley, kneel facing the machine and hold the rope on each side of your head.

Curl your torso downward by bringing your ribs toward your pelvis, until your elbows approach your thighs, then rise slowly.

Hips stay fixed: it is the spine that curls, not the body sitting back onto the heels.