Standing Cable Chest Press

Technique

How to perform Standing Cable Chest Press

1. Attach a single D-handle to each side of a cable machine and set both pulleys around chest height.
2. Hold one handle in each hand and step forward into a stable staggered stance with the cables under tension.
3. Bring the handles beside your chest, elbows bent and upper arms out near shoulder height; keep your torso steady.
4. Press both handles forward and toward one another as you straighten your elbows, maintaining a roughly horizontal hand path.
5. Let the shoulder blades move around the rib cage with the press without rounding or swinging the whole torso forward.
6. Return the handles to the starting position under control, bending the elbows without allowing the cable stacks to pull you backward.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.