Standing Cable Chest Press

Standing Cable Chest Press is a compound strength exercise using cable that trains the chest.

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StrengthCableBeginnerCompoundPush

Primary muscles: Chest

Secondary muscles: Shoulders, Triceps

How to do it

  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.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Standing Cable Chest Press from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Chest volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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