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Cable anti-rotation hold

A isolation exercise for the obliques and abs. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand side-on to a cable at chest height.
  2. Press the handle out and hold it still
  3. Breathe behind the brace, hips square

Muscles worked

Cable anti-rotation hold: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques and abs highlighted

Equipment

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