Exercise technique

cable side bend

The cable side bend is an isolation exercise targeting the oblique muscles and the abs. It involves standing upright and bending sideways at the waist against resistance provided by a cable machine.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp the cable handle with one hand.
  2. Keep your back straight and your core engaged.
  3. Slowly bend sideways at the waist, lowering the cable handle towards your knee.
  4. Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the other side.
  6. Alternate sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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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