Cable Crossover Machine

How to do it

1. Stand centered between the two towers of the cable crossover machine, grasping a handle in each hand with pulleys set above shoulder height.
2. Step one foot forward into a staggered stance and lean your torso slightly forward, bracing your core to stay stable against the pull.
3. Sweep both handles down and across the front of your body in a wide arc until your hands nearly meet at hip level, driving the motion through the chest.
4. Squeeze the chest hard as your hands cross in front of your hips, pausing briefly at the peak contraction before reversing.
5. Control the return as the weight pulls your arms back out to the sides, feeling the stretch load the chest rather than the shoulders.
6. Exhale as you cross the handles together and inhale as you let them return to the start position, keeping the shoulders pulled down and back through the entire arc.

Muscles worked

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