cable standing lift

TARGET: abs

EQUIPMENT: cable

SECONDARY: obliques, lower back

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.