How to perform Cable Side Crunch with proper form
Setup:
- Attach a single handle to the low pulley on a cable machine.
- Stand perpendicular to the machine, grasping the handle with the hand closest to the machine.
Execution:
- Position your feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent.
- Pull the cable handle over your shoulder, keeping your arm extended but not locked.
- Brace your core and tilt your torso away from the machine.
- Initiate the crunch by bending your torso to the side, bringing your elbow towards your hip.
- Contract your obliques at the bottom of the movement, ensuring your motion is controlled.
- Slowly return to the starting position, maintaining tension in your core.
Tips:
- Focus on using your obliques rather than momentum.
- Keep movements smooth and deliberate.
- Ensure your hips remain stable throughout the exercise.
Exercises

Ab Wheel, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Shoulders, Back, Chest

Bicycle Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes, Quadriceps

Cable Crunch, Cable
Type: Core
Target: Abs

Cable Twist, Barbell
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes

Cable Twist, Cable
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes

Cable Twist, Band
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes

Cable Twist, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes

Cable Twist, Leverage Machine
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes

Cross Body Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Glutes, Quadriceps

Crunch, Cable
Type: Core
Target: Abs

Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs

Crunch, Leverage Machine
Type: Core
Target: Abs

Flat Knee Raise, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps

Flat Leg Raise, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Glutes

Glute Bridge March, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Legs
Target: Glutes, Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps

Hanging Leg Raise, Cable
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Quadriceps, Glutes

Hanging Leg Raise, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Quadriceps, Glutes

Jackknife Sit Up, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Glutes

Knees to Elbows, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs
Synergist: Quadriceps

Oblique Crunch, Bodyweight
Type: Core
Target: Abs