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Alternating Cable Shoulder Press

Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner strength exercise using cable. It works the shoulders, with help from the triceps.

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Main muscles
shoulders
Also works
triceps

How to do it

  1. Move the cables to the bottom of the tower and select an appropriate weight.
  2. 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 one side directly over head.
  4. After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Alternating Cable Shoulder Press: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin