i'll be trying this out tomorrow - my right knee has a lump that prohibits me from kneeling on the ground without discomfort so, booyah, this will be my work around.. tell ya how it goes.
You actually engage your hip flexors more when on your knees. After a certain point in the range of motion, the hip flexors take over when you bend down to far. You can keep the tension isolated in the abs better when you do this standing. Like I say in the video, imagine your abs stacking like an accordion then holding them in that tension. Much like an abdominal and thigh pose in bodybuilding, but adding weight, this will help develop more shape, size, and strength, creating the more "blocky" looking abs.
My abs have been burning for 30 minutes. Wow
For abs, you need to flex the spine NOT keeping back straight and in neutral position.
i'll be trying this out tomorrow - my right knee has a lump that prohibits me from kneeling on the ground without discomfort so, booyah, this will be my work around.. tell ya how it goes.
Sorry just seeing this! How did it go?
@@BodyMountain yeah it works just fine - bigger ROM was appreciated for sure.
@@MrHartApart Right on man, glad to hear it. I prefer this usually on a lat pull down machine for the height just fyi, the higher the better
Tried this today and wow! Thanks for this. My abs will be hurting for a few days 😂
Nice! So glad to hear you liked it! Thanks for telling me.
Why would you use such a tiny range of motion?surely this isn't as effective as a normal standing cable crunch?
Could you do these with dumbells if there is no cablemachine?
No
@@donclarence3644 why no?
Wouldn't a kneeling crunch be more effective since the rom is substantially way more
agree
You actually engage your hip flexors more when on your knees. After a certain point in the range of motion, the hip flexors take over when you bend down to far. You can keep the tension isolated in the abs better when you do this standing. Like I say in the video, imagine your abs stacking like an accordion then holding them in that tension. Much like an abdominal and thigh pose in bodybuilding, but adding weight, this will help develop more shape, size, and strength, creating the more "blocky" looking abs.
I like Jonny Candito’s version better
What is his version sir?
@@BodyMountain
ruclips.net/video/n1252pBQFTk/видео.html
He goes all the way down
@@basedabdu8653 only thing is, that's like doing it on your knees, and recruits the hip flexors more than it does isolate the abs
Wait...are you the same guy from Gypsy Crusader comments? Lol
ASMR lmao