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.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
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)
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Cable Standing Crunch
- Beginner
- Cable
- Abs
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Cable Standing Crunch (With Rope Attachment)
- Beginner
- Cable
- Abs
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Cable Side Crunch
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Abs
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Weighted Ball Side Bend
- Intermediate
- Stability-ball
- Abs
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One-arm High-pulley Cable Side Bends
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Abs
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Cable Crunch
- Beginner
- Cable
- Abs
Log a workout on the Cable Side Bend
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