Exercise technique

cable side bend crunch (bosu ball)

The cable side bend crunch (bosu ball) targets the abdominal muscles, particularly the obliques, using a cable machine while standing on a BOSU ball to add instability and challenge balance.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a cable handle in one hand.
  2. Place the other hand on your hip.
  3. Engage your core and slowly bend sideways towards the hand holding the cable, keeping your back straight.
  4. Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, then slowly return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

Which other muscles are involved?

Obliques.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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