Exercises / Shoulders / Cable Shoulder Press
Cable Shoulder Press
Cable 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
- Adjust the cable machine so that the handles are at shoulder height.
- Stand facing away from the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the handles with an overhand grip and bring them up to shoulder level, with your elbows bent and pointing outwards.
- Press the handles upwards until your arms are fully extended overhead.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the handles back down to shoulder level.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.