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Palloff Press (Cable)

Muscles worked

  • Obliques

Equipment

Top Cable
Top Cable

Form Cues

  • Set the cable to chest height and stand perpendicular to the cable column with feet shoulder-width apart

  • Grip the handle with both hands clasped together and bring it to the center of your chest

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

  • Hold at full extension for 2–3 seconds — the cable will try to rotate you toward the machine, resist this completely

  • Keep your hips and shoulders perfectly square throughout — no twisting, leaning, or shifting

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

  • Keep your ribcage down and avoid leaning away from the cable to compensate for the weight

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

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