How do you perform this exercise?
- Attach a D-handle to each side of a cable machine at shoulder height.
- Stand in the middle of the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the handles with an overhand grip and extend your arms out to the sides, palms facing forward.
- Keep a slight bend in your elbows and maintain a straight back throughout the exercise.
- Engage your shoulder muscles and squeeze your shoulder blades together as you pull the handles towards the front of your body.
- Pause for a moment at the peak of the movement, then slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Trapezius, Rhomboids, Rear deltoids.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
