One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the abs, using a cable machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
- Connect a standard handle to a tower. Move cable to highest pulley position.
- Stand with side to cable. With one hand, reach up and grab handle with underhand grip.
- Pull down cable until elbow touches your side and the handle is by your shoulder.
- Position feet hip-width apart. Place free hand on hip to help gauge pivot point.
- Keep arm in static position. Contract oblique to bring the weight down in a side crunch.
- Once you reach maximum contraction, slowly release the weight to the starting position. The weight stack should never be unloaded in a resting position. The aim is constant tension during the set.
- Repeat to failure.
- Then, reposition and repeat the same series of movements on the opposite side.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do one-arm high-pulley cable side bends work?
One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends primarily works the abs.
What equipment do I need for one-arm high-pulley cable side bends?
One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends uses cable machine.
One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of one-arm high-pulley cable side bends?
One-Arm Medicine Ball Slam, Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends, Barbell Side Bend train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my one-arm high-pulley cable side bends reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; one-arm high-pulley cable side bends can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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