Shoulders·Cable·Compound

Cable Shoulder Press

Shoulders · Cable

Beginner

Body Part

Shoulders

Equipment

Cable

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Push

The Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner cable exercise that primarily targets the Shoulders.

Muscles Worked

Shoulders primaryTriceps secondary

How to Do the Cable Shoulder Press

  1. 1Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight.
  2. 2Stand directly in between the uprights. Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
  3. 3Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press the handles directly over head.
  4. 4After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat.

Related Exercises

Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.