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Illustration of the Standing Cable Chest Press: Split stance, press through the sternum and let the hands meet out front.
compound · Horizontal Push

Standing Cable Chest Press

Standing Cable Chest Press is a compound horizontal push movement for chest, using Cable Crossover and D-Handles. It also works triceps, front delts and core. 3 sets of 10-15, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Chest
Equipment
Cable Crossover and D-Handles
Difficulty
Intermediate
Sets and reps
3 × 10-15
Rest
75s
Force
push

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Both pulleys at chest height, step forward until the stack lifts.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Split stance, press through the sternum and let the hands meet out front.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 10-15, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Chest does most of the work. Triceps, front delts and core take the rest.

Chest exercisestricepsfront deltscore