Videos » Exercise Encyclopedia » Obliques » Trunk Twist (Digger)

Instructions

• Hold the cable with both hands
• Draw the cable up across your body while twisting at the trunk
• (Like shovelling soil)
• Lower the cable back to the start position
• All movement should be generated by your obliques, try to minimize the use of the arms
• Note - Keep your legs bent so you do not twist at the knee

Muscles involved

• Rectus Abdominis
• Obliques