Chest · Cable · Compound · Beginner
Standing Cable Chest Press
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Chest
- Also working
- Shoulders, Triceps
How to do it
- Position dual pulleys to chest height and select an appropriate weight. Stand a foot or two in front of the cables, holding one in each hand. You can stagger your stance for better stability.
- Position the upper arm at a 90 degree angle with the shoulder blades together. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping the rest of the body stationary, extend through the elbows to press the handles forward, drawing them together in front of you.
- Pause at the top of the motion, and return to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the chest as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other chest exercises
- Smith Machine Bench Press · Machine
- Smith Machine Decline Press · Machine
- Smith Machine Incline Bench Press · Machine
- Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover · Dumbbell
- Suspended Push-Up · Other
- Svend Press · Other
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