Cable Side Bend

Lateral flexion with constant cable tension for the obliques.

• Isolation
• Cable
• Beginner

How to do it

• Low pulley at one side, handle in your hand
• Lean against the pull of the cable
• Come up contracting your oblique

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 8–15 reps or 20–45 s under tension · 1–2 RIR

Tempo: 2 s on the way down, squeeze 1 s at the peak and stay in control, no swinging

Common mistakes

• Rotating your trunk
• Using momentum

Muscles worked

Primary

• Core / abs

Alternatives

• Dumbbell Side Bend
• Side Plank