Exercises / Waist / Cable Standing Lift
Cable Standing Lift
Cable Standing Lift: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentcable
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partwaist
- Primary muscles
- abs, obliques
- Secondary muscles
- lower back
How to do it
- Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Hold the cable handle with both hands and position it at waist height.
- Engage your core and maintain a straight back throughout the exercise.
- Keeping your arms straight, exhale and lift the cable handle up towards your opposite shoulder, rotating your torso.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the cable handle back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.