Instructions
Preparation
- Grasp stirrup from shoulder height cable pulley with both
hands. Step and turn lower body away from pulley until near arm
is horizontal and straight. Position feet wide apart facing away
from pulley, furthest foot further away from pulley. Raise heel
of nearest foot off floor. Bend knees of both legs slightly.
Place far hand over other hand or interlace fingers.
Execution
- Keeping arms straight, rotate torso to opposite side until
cable makes contact with shoulder. Return to original position
and repeat. Continue with opposite side.
Comments
- Both arms should be horizontal and straight. This movement
arguably involves more hip internal
rotation and transverse
adduction than spinal
rotation. Although it is considered oblique movement, remarkably
little rotation actually occurs through spine although rotators
of spine act largely as stabilizers except at very beginning
and end of motion were resistance from cable is minimal. A large
part of rotational force actually occurs through rotation/transverse
adduction of forward hip. Because rear leg is only supported
by forefoot, hip of forward leg is utilized much greater than
hip of rear leg since forward leg offers more secure base of
support. Continued rotation would occur through spine except
cable makes contact with body precluding further movement and
resistance would no longer be provided through cable since line of force is
no longer perpendicular line of pull. Seated oblique exercises,
or those exercises where hips are stabilized allow for greater
range of movement through spine. See Spot
Reduction Myth.
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Classification
Muscles
Target
(see comments)
Synergists
Stabilizers
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