FEATURE ARTICLE
VARIATIONS OF PALLOF PRESS
It has been noted that no single abdominal exercise activates all the abdominal musculature (8). Therefore, variations of torso exercises such as anti-rotation (Figure 3), anti-lateral flexion (Figure 4), anti-flexion (Figure 5), and anti-extension (Figure 6) may be exercise variations that could challenge the abdominal musculature with minimal torso movement. In a recent study, McGill revealed significantly greater abdominal muscle activation when performing cable walkouts with the arms fully extended while bracing compared with when the arms were held close to the body (9). This may be explained when the hands are at the furthest point with an increased lever arm, as such, lengthening produces rotational torque that must be countered by anti-rotation torque. Similar results were demonstrated when performing the overhead cable press (9). The difference between these two exercises is that the athlete must counter the flexion induced by the overhead press to avoid hyperextending the back. For the anti-rotation variation (Figure 3), the athlete starts in an upright position with the side of the body to the cable machine while gra ?[?? H[?H ?]??[? ?[????? H?? K?H]]H ??[??X?H H ???[? [? ?\?? H[?H]?^H???H H?? H ?]?]] [?? H?? H ??]K???[?K[]\?[?^[? ?\?X][?
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