One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
How to do the One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Abs
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Cable
How to do the One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
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Connect a standard handle to a tower. Move cable to highest pulley position.
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Stand with side to cable. With one hand, reach up and grab handle with underhand grip.
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Pull down cable until elbow touches your side and the handle is by your shoulder.
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Position feet hip-width apart. Place free hand on hip to help gauge pivot point.
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Keep arm in static position. Contract oblique to bring the weight down in a side crunch.
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Once you reach maximum contraction, slowly release the weight to the starting position. The weight stack should never be unloaded in a resting position. The aim is constant tension during the set.
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Repeat to failure.
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Then, reposition and repeat the same series of movements on the opposite side.
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