Progression ladder for the Cable Side Bend

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Cable Side Bend

These are the substitutes for the Cable Side Bend, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Cable Side Bend scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Cable Side Bend

  • Beginner
  • Cable
  • Abs

Harder steps (6)

  1. Cable Standing Crunch

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Abs
  2. Cable Side Crunch

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Abs
  3. Weighted Ball Side Bend

    Weighted Ball Side Bend

    • Intermediate
    • Stability-ball
    • Abs
  4. One-arm High-pulley Cable Side Bends

    One-arm High-pulley Cable Side Bends

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Abs
  5. Cable Crunch

    Cable Crunch

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Abs

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