A client performs a half-kneeling cable chop, moving the handle diagonally from high to low across the body. Which ACE IFT primary pattern is emphasized?
- APulling
- BRotational
- CBend-and-lift
- DPushing
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Answer
B
A diagonal chop across the body requires coordinating force transfer through the trunk, which defines the rotational pattern.
A
The arms pull the cable at the start, but the defining demand is transferring force diagonally across the trunk.
C
The handle travels from high to low, but in half-kneeling there is no hip-and-knee squat or hinge pattern.
D
The handle is pushed down at the end of the chop, but the pattern is defined by the diagonal path across the trunk.
B
A diagonal chop across the body requires coordinating force transfer through the trunk, which defines the rotational pattern.