Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist
Description
The cable seated cross arm twist is a rotational core move performed seated. The lifter sits sideways to a cable stack, reaches across the body with the far hand to grip the cable, and twists the torso away from the cable. The seated position isolates the obliques.
Equipment Required
Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist Instructions
- Set a cable to chest height and attach a single handle.
- Sit on a bench or the floor sideways to the cable stack.
- Reach across the body with the far hand to grip the handle.
- Brace your core and set the chest tall.
- Keep the hips facing forward and arms slightly bent.
- Twist the torso away from the cable pulling the handle across the body.
- Squeeze the obliques hard at the end range.
- Rotate back to the start with control. Complete reps and switch sides.
Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist Form & Visual
Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist Benefits
- Strong oblique builder
- Trains rotational core
- Constant cable tension
- Strong cable move
- Useful core finisher
- Builds rotational power
Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist Muscles Worked
- Obliques
- Rectus abdominis
- Latissimus dorsi
Cable Seated Cross Arm Twist Variations & Alternatives
- Cable Woodchop
- Russian Twist
- Pallof Press
- Cable Twist
