Seated Cable Shoulder Press
How to do it
- Adjust the weight to an appropriate amount and be seated, grasping the handles. Your upper arms should be about 90 degrees to the body, with your head and chest up. The elbows should also be bent to about 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by extending through the elbow, pressing the handles together above your head.
- After pausing at the top, return the handles to the starting position. Ensure that you maintain tension on the cables.
- You can also execute this movement with your back off the pad and alternate hands.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Seated Cable Shoulder Press work?
- Mainly the shoulders, with help from the triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Cable.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More shoulders exercises
- Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
- Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral
- Cable Internal Rotation
- Cable Rear Delt Fly
- Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows
- Cable Seated Lateral Raise
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.