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Cable Alternate Shoulder Press
Cable Alternate Shoulder Press: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentcable
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepush
- Typecompound
- Body partshoulders
- Primary muscles
- delts, triceps
- Secondary muscles
- upper back
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp the handles of the cable machine with an overhand grip.
- Position your hands at shoulder height, with your palms facing forward.
- Keep your core engaged and your back straight.
- Press one handle up and forward until your arm is fully extended.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the handle back to the starting position.
- Repeat with the other arm.
- Alternate between arms for the desired number of repetitions.