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Illustration of the Cable Pullover: Constant tension top to bottom - hinge slightly and pull the rope past the hips.
isolation · Vertical Pull

Cable Pullover

Cable Pullover is an isolation vertical pull movement for lats, using Cable Crossover and Rope Attachment. It also works chest and triceps. 3 sets of 12-15, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Lats
Equipment
Cable Crossover and Rope Attachment
Difficulty
Intermediate
Sets and reps
3 × 12-15
Rest
60s
Force
pull

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Rope on a high pulley, kneel or stand facing the stack, arms overhead.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Constant tension top to bottom - hinge slightly and pull the rope past the hips.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 12-15, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Lats does most of the work. Chest and triceps take the rest.

Lats exerciseschesttriceps