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How to do Cable Standing Up Straight Crossovers

Cable standing up straight crossovers are a chest exercise performed using a cable machine. The movement involves bringing the arms together in front of the body, crossing them over each other, which targets the pectoral muscles and also engages the deltoids and triceps.

Cable Standing Up Straight Crossovers demonstration
Primary muscle
Chest
Also works
Deltoids and Triceps
Equipment
Cable
Level
Intermediate
Category
Chest

How to do Cable Standing Up Straight Crossovers, step by step

  1. Stand in the middle of a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Hold the handles of the cables with your palms facing down and your arms extended straight out to the sides.
  3. Keeping your arms straight, bring your hands together in front of your body, crossing them over each other.
  4. Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position, keeping your arms extended.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Cable Standing Up Straight Crossovers works your chest as the main mover, with help from your deltoids and triceps.

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