Shoulders · Cable · Intermediate
How to do Cable Shoulder Press
The cable shoulder press is a compound exercise targeting the deltoid muscles using a cable machine. It involves pressing handles overhead from shoulder height, engaging the shoulders, triceps, and upper back.
- Primary muscle
- Shoulders
- Also works
- Triceps and Upper back
- Equipment
- Cable
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Shoulders
How to do Cable Shoulder Press, step by step
- Adjust the cable machine so that the handles are at shoulder height.
- Stand facing away from the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the handles with an overhand grip and bring them up to shoulder level, with your elbows bent and pointing outwards.
- Press the handles upwards until your arms are fully extended overhead.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the handles back down to shoulder level.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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Muscles worked
Cable Shoulder Press works your shoulders as the main mover, with help from your triceps and upper back.
Track Cable Shoulder Press in SPLYT
Cable Shoulder Press is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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