Oblique Killers
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This is the start position of the exercise.

You'll be in a kneeling position, a step forward from the centerline of the pulleys to get a stretch on the abs.

You arms will be rotated around so that your palms are facing up.

This is the straight crunched position of the exercise.

Come straight down as if you were doing a regular cable crunch.

Squeeze hard at the bottom.

To hit the left side obliques, crunch down towards the left side.

Your right arm will be pulled down while your left arm will remain motionless in space. The left weight stack should not move at all.

To hit the right side obliques, simply crunch over to the right side.

Again, your left arm will be pulled down while your right arms stays motionless in space.

• This exercise is amazing for building up the strength and power of the core area and creating eye-popping oblique development.
  
  
• Start with only your right hand on the handle. As you come part way around, place your left hand on the CABLE and start pushing with that as well.
  
  
• It's critical that you keep the right arm slightly bent, stiff and straight out in front of you. If you let it bend, you will turn the exercise into a sideways row, which will reduce it's effectiveness.
  
  
• As you come around past the halfway point, you will be primarily pushing with the left hand on the cable, dramatically increasing the torque on the abs in this exercise.

• This pictures demonstrates the position of the left hand on the cable at the end of the movement.
  
  
• The cable is bent about 90 degrees at the end. The right arm is only stabilizing the movement now and the left arm is pushing against the resistance.