How to do Standing Cable Chest Press

Muscles worked

Main: Chest. Also: Shoulders, Triceps.

Step by step

1. 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.
2. Position the upper arm at a 90 degree angle with the shoulder blades together. This will be your starting position.
3. Keeping the rest of the body stationary, extend through the elbows to press the handles forward, drawing them together in front of you.
4. Pause at the top of the motion, and return to the starting position.

Similar exercises

• Alternating Floor Press
• Around The Worlds
• Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
• Barbell Guillotine Bench Press
• Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
• Bench Press - With Bands

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.