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Cable Crossover

Works the chest. Helped by the shoulders.

What to think about

• Slight bend in the elbows, kept fixed.
• Sweep the hands down and together.
• Slow on the way back to a stretch across the chest.

How to do it

1. To get yourself into the starting position, place the pulleys on a high position (above your head), select the resistance to be used and hold the pulleys in each hand.
2. Step forward in front of an imaginary straight line between both pulleys while pulling your arms together in front of you. Your torso should have a small forward bend from the waist. This will be your starting position.
3. With a slight bend on your elbows in order to prevent stress at the biceps tendon, extend your arms to the side (straight out at both sides) in a wide arc until you feel a stretch on your chest. Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: Keep in mind that throughout the movement, the arms and torso should remain stationary; the movement should only occur at the shoulder joint.
4. Return your arms back to the starting position as you breathe out. Make sure to use the same arc of motion used to lower the weights.
5. Hold for a second at the starting position and repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Other exercises for the chest

• Alternating Floor Press
• Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip
• Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
• Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
• Butterfly
• Decline Barbell Bench Press
• Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
• Decline Dumbbell Flyes

Track it in LiftSets

Log Cable Crossover with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.

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