Exercise guide

Alternating Cable Shoulder Press

CategoryStrength EquipmentCable ForcePush MechanicCompound LevelBeginner

How to do the Alternating Cable Shoulder Press: step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Shoulders), and equipment. Log it in Vantora.

How to perform the Alternating Cable Shoulder Press exercise

How to do the Alternating Cable Shoulder Press

  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.

Muscles worked

shoulders triceps

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