# Machine Rotary Torso

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/machine-rotary-torso

Also known as: Machine Twist, Rotary Torso Machine, Torso Rotation Machine

Body region: Core

## Muscles

- Main: External Oblique, Internal Oblique
- Helps: Rectus Abdominis
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Lever Machine

## Technique

1. Adjust the seat and pad so your hips face forward and your chest is against the pad, and set the starting angle to a comfortable range.
2. Grip the handles and keep the hips fixed.
3. Turn your torso to one side through a comfortable range, keeping the hips still.
4. Return slowly through the middle and repeat to the other side.

### Cues

- Rotate from the ribs, keeping the hips still.
- Stay within a range where your spine feels easy.

### Common mistakes

- Using too much weight and twisting the lower back.
- Letting the hips turn with the torso.
- Jerking at the end of the range.

## Alternatives

- [Standing Cable Rotation](https://heatsy.app/ex/standing-cable-rotation)
- [Cable Side Bend](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-side-bend)