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Palloff Press (Band)

Muscles worked

  • Obliques

Equipment

Bands
Bands

Form Cues

  • Stand sideways to the band anchor with feet shoulder-width apart — the band should pull horizontally toward the anchor point

  • Hold the band at chest height with both hands clasped together, elbows slightly bent

  • Brace your core and press the band straight out in front of your chest with arms fully extended

  • Hold at full extension for 2–3 seconds — this is where the anti-rotation demand is highest

  • The band will try to rotate you toward the anchor — resist this pull by keeping your hips and shoulders perfectly square

  • Slowly return the band to your chest, controlling the pull the entire way back

  • Keep your ribcage down and avoid arching your lower back — think about bracing as if someone is about to push you

  • Breathe steadily throughout — exhale as you press out, inhale as you bring the band back

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