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Cable Side Bend
- Main muscle
- Obliques
- Muscle group
- Core
- Equipment
- Cable
How to do it
- 1Attach a handle to the high pulley and stand sideways to the stack.
- 2Grip the handle with the hand nearest the machine, arm extended overhead or at your side.
- 3Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart.
- 4Bend sideways away from the machine, feeling a stretch in your obliques.
- 5Return to upright by contracting your obliques, without leaning forward or back.
Coaching cues
- Bend sideways only
- Control the stretch
- No twisting
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