Jim, thanks for the vids!! Huge supporter of your Alpha JYM. I was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor 7 years ago (acromegaly), which has since been removed. I totally changed my exercise technique and leveraged your supplement line versus medications to balance hormone-irregularities. Gotta say, in my case, improved diet, your varying exercise tips, and your all natural supplements...this ol' body is back to "normal" without any medications. Thank you sir!! You may not know it, but you changed my life.
I'll use this version next time i do cable crunches! And thank you by the way for all the guidance on my recent fitness journey. Just watching your videos makes me feel like you're my personal trainer. Miles above any other fitness figure I've tried to follow. I just finished short cut to size and feel like a new man!
At my gym has the back support pad which makes me able to alway be in just the right position to do the crunch. I've worked my way up to 60 reps of 50 pounds and as high as 110 pounds for 4 reps. I also use the ab coaster machine with 60 pounds to hit lower abs and obliques because you can "coast" 3 positions, front, left, and right. These are generally my only ab excercises expcept I occasionally do a weighted plank as a finisher. I was wondering if I was doing the standing cable crunch correctly, but after watching your video, I realized I am. It has helped me achieve a "4 pack" that pops out all the time, not just a few minutes after the excercise. I know it would help if I lost an inch in my waist and I am trying to do that as well.
Did these today / they great. Haven’t done them for years. .. goin to thu these back into my workouts. Thanks. Just checking I doin them right. / thanks Jim
Hi. Thanks for the video. I notice people traditionally do a combination of crunches and leg raises to work the upper and lower abs. This cable exercise exercises the upper abs, if I understand correctly. In a separate video, you showed how to do cable leg raises. You mentioned in that video that the exercise targets the quads. But would the cable leg raises also hit those lower abs? Thanks.
been doing them for years and never see anybody else doing them in any gym, guess they're just catching on? exercises will do that once someone see's someone else doing them? another version is the side crunch as in right elbow to left knee and vice versa. usually, go 100 reps with 45-60 ibs for 3 sets then max with 110-120 lbs.or whatever is on the rack for 1-2 sets of 10-15 reps. Either way my forearms usually give out before my gut unless you use deadlift or puul down straps for added hold but where's the logic in that since you're not strengthening your grip to serious muscle failure.
Great video, and went through alot of your other videos. I couldn't find one about bloating tho. Should make a video on how most people get bloating and how to get rid of it.
On my second batch of jym supplements and loving them. I would love to follow your programs, however I am limited to a single overall machine and dumbbells. Do you have any recommended programs that would work with my limited equipment?
the handle of our cable machine at the gym isnt a rope, but the long bar. It cant be replaced with the triangle holder but that's pretty much it. So how do i perform this exercise with those types of handle?
I haven't watched this channel in a while but last I heard he isn't affiliated with bb.com they had a falling out and he supported gnc afterwards for his products.
@@RockUmagic are you sure? I just scanned his videos and didn't see him mention winning. maybe you're right but I never said bb.com stopped selling his products. jym stayed bb.com top seller even without his support.
I'm sure, that is old news - everything was ironed out 18 months ago - also, the Omega JYM price isn't going to change, it was explained that the cost of ingredients went up so there was no choice
No exercise will burn belly fat. You have to think of it another way: while exercising you are using energy ("burn calories") which you later provide with food. If you want to reduce your body fat (aka get lean or maybe even shredded) you have to have a calorie deficit, meaning day by day you have to consume less calories than your body requires. This of course results in feeling less strong, less happy and feeling hungry (at least at beginning) - this is called reduction. But reducing body fat is not "partial", you cannot lose fat just in one place, e.g. belly. You will lose it +/- equally on your body, with small differences depending on your genetics. This is a painful truth, especially for women, who would love to lose weight on belly and thighs, at the same time keeping their breasts or glutes. By exercising you are simply making your body use more energy, as well as refining your muscles, so you get two birds with one stone. Other option would be to not exercise at all and you could lose weight too, but it would have to be done by eating less food and you are not improving your muscles.
Jim, thanks for the vids!! Huge supporter of your Alpha JYM. I was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor 7 years ago (acromegaly), which has since been removed. I totally changed my exercise technique and leveraged your supplement line versus medications to balance hormone-irregularities. Gotta say, in my case, improved diet, your varying exercise tips, and your all natural supplements...this ol' body is back to "normal" without any medications. Thank you sir!! You may not know it, but you changed my life.
Mr.Stoppani definitely an ideal for me your videos are so well put together and informative
The cable machine thats in my gym. Band kneeling cable crunches, glad I found this.
ive done many type of cable crunch. and THIS method is the ONE i really feel work my upper abs the most.
I'll use this version next time i do cable crunches! And thank you by the way for all the guidance on my recent fitness journey. Just watching your videos makes me feel like you're my personal trainer. Miles above any other fitness figure I've tried to follow. I just finished short cut to size and feel like a new man!
At my gym has the back support pad which makes me able to alway be in just the right position to do the crunch. I've worked my way up to 60 reps of 50 pounds and as high as 110 pounds for 4 reps. I also use the ab coaster machine with 60 pounds to hit lower abs and obliques because you can "coast" 3 positions, front, left, and right. These are generally my only ab excercises expcept I occasionally do a weighted plank as a finisher.
I was wondering if I was doing the standing cable crunch correctly, but after watching your video, I realized I am. It has helped me achieve a "4 pack" that pops out all the time, not just a few minutes after the excercise. I know it would help if I lost an inch in my waist and I am trying to do that as well.
Awesome !! so much better than hitting my kneees on the floor. Thanks for the tip doc
Did these today / they great. Haven’t done them for years. .. goin to thu these back into my workouts. Thanks. Just checking I doin them right. / thanks Jim
I've been told that the kneeling crunch could injure your back.What do you think?
My abs and ass bone hurt doing this. Yeah!!
Great alternative. Thanks.
Love these videos Doc!
I do this 4 times I a week and its one of my favorite exercise 👍
You can also do it facing the attachment and holding the rope in front of you instead of this way.
Great help thanks. Also your video, Bench Press Biomechanics was a great help. Open grip is the way to go for me thanks.
Plz teach more about intermittent fasting my triple OG gangsta !!
He has a bunch of info on BB.com & his personal website.
Nice one how about the standing oblique crunch?
I can't bend my knees to do hip thrust can I use this version to work my abs instead?
I didn't notice till now he broke the head barrier with ink. Guess he ran out of space and vacationed north for space
Hi. Thanks for the video. I notice people traditionally do a combination of crunches and leg raises to work the upper and lower abs. This cable exercise exercises the upper abs, if I understand correctly. In a separate video, you showed how to do cable leg raises. You mentioned in that video that the exercise targets the quads. But would the cable leg raises also hit those lower abs? Thanks.
been doing them for years and never see anybody else doing them in any gym, guess they're just catching on? exercises will do that once someone see's someone else doing them? another version is the side crunch as in right elbow to left knee and vice versa. usually, go 100 reps with 45-60 ibs for 3 sets then max with 110-120 lbs.or whatever is on the rack for 1-2 sets of 10-15 reps. Either way my forearms usually give out before my gut unless you use deadlift or puul down straps for added hold but where's the logic in that since you're not strengthening your grip to serious muscle failure.
I noticed you inhale as you are performing the concentric and exhale after the eccentric, is that the best breathing technique for all ab work?
Great video, and went through alot of your other videos. I couldn't find one about bloating tho. Should make a video on how most people get bloating and how to get rid of it.
Great video
Way better than having to be on the floor lol 👍
Very helpful! Thank you so much!
Wasn't this called the belltower cruch 6yrs ago on this channel?
Great video content as always// thanks Jim
isnt this more like a sit up or a a psoas excercise vs an isolated ab crunch?
All depends on which muscles you use. Flex the abs first, then crunch with the abs, not moving the hips.
So many variations on the Internet.
Very helpful, thank you
Awesome. Thanks OH IO
Thank you
On my second batch of jym supplements and loving them. I would love to follow your programs, however I am limited to a single overall machine and dumbbells. Do you have any recommended programs that would work with my limited equipment?
the handle of our cable machine at the gym isnt a rope, but the long bar. It cant be replaced with the triangle holder but that's pretty much it. So how do i perform this exercise with those types of handle?
Is OMEGA Jym going to go back to the old price on BBCOM sometime? Price went up $5 from what it used to be.
I haven't watched this channel in a while but last I heard he isn't affiliated with bb.com they had a falling out and he supported gnc afterwards for his products.
Socio that’s old news, he is back with BBCOM. Jym even won brand of the year on the site just a bit ago
@@RockUmagic are you sure? I just scanned his videos and didn't see him mention winning. maybe you're right but I never said bb.com stopped selling his products. jym stayed bb.com top seller even without his support.
I'm sure, that is old news - everything was ironed out 18 months ago - also, the Omega JYM price isn't going to change, it was explained that the cost of ingredients went up so there was no choice
Nice 😊
is it possible to build decent abs with just cable crunches?
good abs yeah. thats like asking if squats will get you "decent legs"
Tnx
Cool
Does this burn good amount of belly fat?
No exercise will burn belly fat. You have to think of it another way: while exercising you are using energy ("burn calories") which you later provide with food. If you want to reduce your body fat (aka get lean or maybe even shredded) you have to have a calorie deficit, meaning day by day you have to consume less calories than your body requires. This of course results in feeling less strong, less happy and feeling hungry (at least at beginning) - this is called reduction.
But reducing body fat is not "partial", you cannot lose fat just in one place, e.g. belly. You will lose it +/- equally on your body, with small differences depending on your genetics. This is a painful truth, especially for women, who would love to lose weight on belly and thighs, at the same time keeping their breasts or glutes.
By exercising you are simply making your body use more energy, as well as refining your muscles, so you get two birds with one stone. Other option would be to not exercise at all and you could lose weight too, but it would have to be done by eating less food and you are not improving your muscles.
My abs are small . Will this make my abs bigger? If yes how long will it take
good video, why all the tats?
Theclassiccarnut he likes art
@@DrJimStoppani good answer! all kidding aside, I like your channel. Keep up the great work!
I dont feel abs working at all with this
I don’t either but then after working out I’ll be unable to do a single sit up so they do work your core for sure
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The only thing I don't like about it is that my buttcrack hurts 😸
Same here haha,i have to rest my cheek to do it
Very nasty tattoos that distract in a negative way.
What a pointless comment