Twisting Overhead Press

Cable Twisting Overhead Press Exercise

Target Muscle: Anterior Deltoid (Shoulders)

Workout Mechanics: Compound | Workout Force: Push Exercise | Utility: Basic or Auxiliary

Stablizer Muscle: Trapezius, Upper, Levator Scapulae, Erector Spinae, Obliques

Synergists: Pectoralis Major, Clavicular, Deltoid, Lateral, Supraspinatus, Triceps Brachii, Trapezius, Middle, Trapezius, Lower, Serratus Anterior, Inferior Digitations, Gluteus Maximus, Adductor Magnus, Quadriceps, Soleus, Obliques, Psoas major, Quadratus lumborum, Iliocastalis lumborum, Iliocastalis thoracis, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Gluteus Medius

Twisting Overhead Press Instructions

Twisting Overhead Press Technique

Stand beside low to medium height pulley. Grasp cable stirrup. Position stirup to front of shoulder with elbow down to side. Place opposite hand on hip. With feet wide apart squat down slighly.

Twisting Overhead Press Form

Rotate body away from pulley and straightening legs while pushing stirrup diagonally upward toward opposite side of body. Return to original position and repeat.

Internal rotation of far hip (opposite side with resistance) is much greater than spinal rotation.

Related Cable Exercises
1. Front Raise
2. Shoulder Press