Cable Ab Exercises

14 exercises, from popular compound lifts to isolation work. Each one has step-by-step technique, a muscle map and alternatives.

Equipment

All Barbell Bodyweight Kettlebell Cable Exercise Ball Medicine Ball

Pallof Press With Rotation

Standing Cable Wood Chop

Cable

Obliques

Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends

Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

Cable

Obliques

One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends

Programs with these exercises

4-Day Bodybuilding Split

Four days: chest and triceps, back and biceps, legs, shoulders and abs. More exercises per muscle than a 3-day split.

Intermediate · 4 times a week · Gym Gym Ab Workout

Weighted ab work: hanging leg raises, cable crunches, ab wheel and side planks — for a strong, defined core.

Intermediate · 2 times a week · Gym