Cable Twist (up-down)
A standing cable rotation that trains the obliques by twisting the torso diagonally across the body.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Set the cable handle at about shoulder height and stand sideways to the machine with feet hip-width apart.
- Grab the handle with both hands and extend your arms in front of your chest with a soft bend in your elbows.
- Brace your core and rotate your torso away from the machine while guiding the handle diagonally down across your body.
- Keep your hips mostly still and finish with your hands near the outside of your opposite hip.
- Control the handle back to the start, then repeat all reps before switching sides or reverse the path to move from low to high.
Form cues
- Rotate through your ribs
- Keep hips quiet
- Move on a diagonal
- Brace before you twist
Common mistakes
- Turning the hips and feet with the cable
- Bending and straightening the elbows to move the weight
- Letting the cable yank the torso back
- Shrugging the shoulders toward the ears
Breathing
Exhale as you rotate and pull the handle across your body; inhale as you return under control.
