Cable Ab Twist

How to do it

1. Stand sideways to a cable machine set at chest height and grasp the handle with both hands, arms extended in front of the chest.
2. Set the feet shoulder-width apart with a slight bend in the knees and step far enough away to keep tension on the cable throughout.
3. Rotate the torso away from the machine, drawing the handle across the body and feeling the twist load through the obliques and core.
4. Exhale as you rotate away from the machine and inhale as you return the handle back to the starting position under control.
5. Continue for 10 to 12 controlled repetitions, keeping the pace even.
6. Rotate through the torso rather than yanking with the arms, which is the most common fault on this movement.

Muscles worked

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