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Anti-rotation press to overhead

A isolation exercise for the obliques and abs, with help from the front delts. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand side-on to a cable at chest height, handle at the chest.
  2. Press out, then raise the arms overhead
  3. Reverse the path without twisting

Muscles worked

Anti-rotation press to overhead: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques and abs highlighted

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