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Standing cable chest press

A compound exercise for the chest, with help from the triceps, front delts, abs. Equipment: cable machine.

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WorksChestTricepsFront deltsAbs

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Pulleys at chest height, step forward into a split stance.
  2. Brace and press the handles forward
  3. Return slowly to a chest stretch

Muscles worked

Standing cable chest press: 3D figure mid-rep with the chest highlighted

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