Exercise guide

Cable Shoulder Press

CategoryStrength EquipmentCable ForcePush MechanicCompound LevelBeginner

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

How to perform the Cable Shoulder Press exercise

How to do the Cable Shoulder Press

  1. Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight.
  2. Stand directly in between the uprights. 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 the handles directly over head.
  4. After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles worked

shoulders triceps

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