Core Exercise Animations

A standing diagonal cable pull across the body, with both hands sharing a handle and the obliques highlighted through the turn.

A two-handed front raise with the cable running between your legs, holding the front deltoid under load from the bottom up.

A standing cable exercise that lifts one straight leg out to the side, isolating the hip abductors.

A one-arm lateral raise from a low cable pulley, with the cable crossing the body to load the side of the shoulder.

A standing anti-rotation drill: hold a chest-height cable side-on and press it out without letting the torso turn.

A cable-loaded hip hinge that pulls resistance forward from between the legs, driving the glutes with little spinal load.

Overhead rope extension from a high pulley that stretches the triceps long head before every elbow extension.

Straight-arm cable pullover with a rope that extends the shoulders and drives the lats through a long range.

A standing cable side bend that loads the obliques against constant tension for a stronger, more defined waist.

A standing low-to-high cable chop that builds rotational power through the obliques and full midsection.

A diagonal cable rotation that trains the obliques to drive force from a high anchor down across the body.

A supported hanging knee raise from a captain's chair station, curling the pelvis to load the abdominals directly.

A quadruped spinal mobility drill that rounds the back into flexion, then drops it into extension.

Bench-supported side plank that loads the inner thighs while the trunk holds a straight, stable position.

A deep sideways squat on one leg with the other leg extended straight, worked in the frontal plane.

A short-range supine trunk curl that lifts the shoulder blades while the lower back stays on the floor.

A supine anti-extension core drill that lowers one arm and the opposite leg while the lower back stays pinned down.

A loaded dead bug that holds two dumbbells overhead while opposite limbs extend with the low back pinned.

An isometric hang from an overhead bar that loads the grip and forearm flexors while the upper body decompresses.

A partial-range trunk curl on a decline bench that keeps the lower back down and loads the abdominals against gravity.

A full-range sit-up on a decline bench, bringing the chest toward the thighs against a steeper gravity angle.

A conventional deadlift pulled while standing on a raised platform, adding range at the bottom of the lift.

A dumbbell Romanian deadlift performed from a raised platform so the hamstrings work through a longer range.

A deep sideways squat on one leg holding a dumbbell at the chest as a counterbalance and a load.