Exercise Guide

Cable Shoulder Press

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Exercise Visual

Cable Shoulder Press

Delts Cable

beginner

Category

shoulders

Body Part

shoulders

Equipment

cable

Target

delts

Instructions

  1. 1

    Adjust the cable machine so that the handles are at shoulder height.

  2. 2

    Stand facing away from the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Grasp the handles with an overhand grip and bring them up to shoulder level, with your elbows bent and pointing outwards.

  4. 4

    Press the handles upwards until your arms are fully extended overhead.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the handles back down to shoulder level.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

TricepsDeltsUpper Back

Movement Data

Role

Overhead Press

Pattern

push

Priority

9/10

Variation Rank

4

Workout Split

push

Classification

Compound

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