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Cable Shoulder Press

Works the shoulders. Helped by the triceps.

Cable Shoulder Press, start position, with the working muscles highlighted
Start
Cable Shoulder Press, finish position, with the working muscles highlighted
Finish

Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.

Muscles worked

shoulderstriceps

How many reps

GoalReps per set
Strength3-6
Muscle size6-10
Endurance12-20+

Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.

KitCable
LevelBeginner

What to think about

How to do it

  1. Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight.
  2. Stand directly in between the uprights. Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
  3. Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press the handles directly over head.
  4. After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat.

Other exercises for the shoulders

Track it in LiftSets

Log Cable Shoulder Press 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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