Cable internal rotation

A isolation exercise for the chest and front delts. Equipment: cable machine.

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WorksChestFront delts

Drag to turn the figure. The highlighted muscles are the ones doing the work.

How to do it

Setup: Stand side-on to a cable at elbow height, elbow tucked at 90 degrees.
Turn the hand in across the belly
Return slowly, elbow pinned

Muscles worked

Cable internal rotation: 3D figure mid-rep with the chest and front delts highlighted

Chest · main
Front delts · main

Equipment

Cable machine

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all cable internal rotation alternatives.

Incline cable flyCable machine and Adjustable bench
Incline dumbbell flyDumbbells and Adjustable bench
Lying dumbbell arcDumbbells and Flat bench
Alternating incline dumbbell pressDumbbells and Adjustable bench
Angled front raiseDumbbells
Band chest flyResistance bands

More chest exercises

Barbell bench pressBarbell, Flat bench and Squat rack
Incline barbell pressBarbell, Adjustable bench and Squat rack
Dumbbell bench pressDumbbells and Flat bench
Incline dumbbell pressDumbbells and Adjustable bench
Dumbbell flyDumbbells and Flat bench
Machine chest pressChest press machine

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