How to perform it
- Stand beside the cable station with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- To begin, hold the handle with both hands, keeping your arms extended or slightly bent.
- Before the first repetition, engage your abs and keep your spine aligned before starting the movement.
- From there, pull the handle diagonally from high to low, across your body in a controlled motion.
- Then guide the movement with trunk rotation and core engagement while keeping your base stable.
- Avoid using only your arms or rotating abruptly.
- Slowly return to the starting position, controlling the cable tension throughout the return.
- Exhale as you pull and inhale as you return.
What you should feel
Greater core activation, especially in the obliques, with assistance from the shoulders and arms. The effort should remain controlled through the trunk and shoulder girdle, without pain in the lower back, shoulders, or wrists.
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Exercise questions
Stand beside the cable station with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. To begin, hold the handle with both hands, keeping your arms extended or slightly bent. Before the first repetition, engage your abs and keep your spine aligned before starting the movement. From there, pull the handle diagonally from high to low, across your body in a controlled motion. Then guide the movement with trunk rotation and core engagement while keeping your base stable. Avoid using only your arms or rotating abruptly. Slowly return to the starting position, controlling the cable tension throughout the return. Exhale as you pull and inhale as you return.
Diagonal trunk rotation against cable resistance to work the abs and shoulders while controlling the hips.
Greater core activation, especially in the obliques, with assistance from the shoulders and arms. The effort should remain controlled through the trunk and shoulder girdle, without pain in the lower back, shoulders, or wrists.
The guidance above organizes the content from the Athletic Station exercise base. Adapt the movement to your individual condition and stop if you experience pain.