# Cable Lift

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-lift

Also known as: Cable Machine Lift, Low to High Cable Chop, Cable Lift Chop, Low-to-High Cable Woodchop, Reverse Cable Woodchop

Body region: Core, Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: External Oblique, Internal Oblique
- Helps: Deltoid, Rectus Abdominis, Gluteus Maximus
- Holds: Latissimus Dorsi, Erector Spinae, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Cable Station

## Technique

1. Set a cable pulley at the lowest setting with a single handle and stand sideways to the stack, feet shoulder-width apart.
2. Reach down and across to grip the handle with both hands near the pulley-side knee.
3. Pull the handle diagonally up and across your body to above the opposite shoulder, rotating the trunk and pivoting on the foot nearest the stack.
4. Return slowly to the start and switch sides after your set.

### Cues

- Drive up through the legs and rotate together.
- Keep the arms long and the chest tall.

### Common mistakes

- Arching the lower back at the top.
- Pulling only with the arms.
- Letting the weight yank you down on the return.

## Alternatives

- [Cable Woodchop](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-woodchop)
- [Standing Cable Rotation](https://heatsy.app/ex/standing-cable-rotation)