Anterior Oblique Sling Exercises - How To Build Incredible Core Strength

The single cable push has been one of my all time favourite exercises for almost 20 years and is featured several times on this You Tube channel. I use it in my assessment process with clients on their first day for it tells me so much about how the person moves with the pushing pattern. While it certainly has an emphasis on pushing strength using the pecs, shoulders, triceps as you would with exercises like the bench press and push-ups this exercise has so many more benefits that are critical to the health of the body.
Make sure you read the detailed article about the single cable push in the article below to see more
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Functional Benefits
While the push up and bench press can increase the strength with the upper body they are not as functional compared to the single cable push for they do not require the use of the legs and core in a standing position to provide adequate stability to move. The push-up at least demands some core strength, but the bench press requires none. Neither require a great deal of brain involvement to complete, and for this reason provide little carryover to improving how we move.
Read the article about functional patterns to see why this is so important.
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Trains The Brain
This movement also uses both the left and right side of the brain as it requires you to use opposite sides of the body at the same time. For example if you push with the left arm your right leg is the main stabilizing leg. This mimics the exact action we use when we throw a ball, and also when we walk and run. In the video the last progression shows a perfect example of how this exercise develops the strength and timing needed for running. While coordination is a big problem with learning these type of exercises the benefit to your brain is significant and can go a long way to preventing problems like Dementia
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Improves Strength Of Serratus Anterior
With almost every shoulder and neck injury you will find there is a significant weakness with serratus anterior.
The single cable press is one of the best exercises to develop the strength with the serratus anterior for several reasons.
It allows full protraction of the shoulder which is the key in activating this muscle.
It demands good thoracic mobility with rotation. Thoracic stiffness is a known problem with instability of the scapula and shoulder.
Read more about serratus anterior below
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Improves Strength Of The Anterior Oblique Sling
In addition to the serratus anterior the activation of the abdominal muscles is substantial during the single cable push. The single cable push is one of the best exercises for developing what is known as the Anterior Sling. This system tells us that the obliques help provide stability and mobility in the action of walking or running. They are both important in providing that initial stability during the stance phase of gait and then contribute to pulling the leg through during the swing phase. In this movement the obliques and the contra-lateral adductors work in perfect sync to create movement. Many people will find this movement really trains the oblique muscles more than their arms for the rotation element is significant.
Training this system is essential for the sporting player who use multi-directional movements as it enhances stability as speed increases in activities such as sprinting, and also when needing to brake or change direction.
Read the article below to see more about the slings
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Leg Strength
Standing movements like this are of much more importance to the brain for improving movement. If there is any weakness in the base the entire structure will suffer and this movement requires great stability and positioning to be able to execute the exercise efficiently. Having strong legs to do squats and deadlifts is one thing, but if your form and technique is not perfect in the lunge this movement will be difficult to master and your upper body strength will suffer. This exercise is one way to bring all of this together.
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[@Noregretspt]

The single cable push has always been one of my favourite exercises and something I have used for a very long time. The progressions shown at the end are really challenging and great fun if you can get the right. The fitness gains is something I don't talk about much in the video but make no mistake once you are doing these at a high level this takes your fitness to new levels as much as your strength.

[@MelissaJackNoRegrets]

i love using the cable machines, this is a great version that I have started to use in my training sessions.