Exercise technique

cable standing lift

The cable standing lift is an exercise targeting the abdominal muscles, especially the obliques and lower back, by using a cable machine to perform a rotational lifting movement.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Hold the cable handle with both hands and position it at waist height.
  3. Engage your core and maintain a straight back throughout the exercise.
  4. Keeping your arms straight, exhale and lift the cable handle up towards your opposite shoulder, rotating your torso.
  5. Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the cable handle back to the starting position.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

Which other muscles are involved?

Obliques, Lower back.

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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