Chest exercises

Cable Incline Chest Press

Also known as: Développé incliné à la poulie · Κεκλιμένες πιέσεις στήθους στην τροχαλία · Incline Cable Chest Press · seated incline cable press

Primary
Chest
Equipment
Cable
Level
Beginner
Type
Compound
Force
Push
Suggested rest
1.5 min

How to do the Cable Incline Chest Press

  1. Adjust the weight to an appropriate amount and be seated, grasping the handles. Your upper arms should be about 45 degrees to the body, with your head and chest up. The elbows should be bent to about 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.

  2. Begin by extending through the elbow, pressing the handles together straight in front of you. Keep your shoulder blades retracted as you execute the movement.

  3. After pausing at full extension, return to the starting position, keeping tension on the cables.

Sets and reps

GoalSetsRepsRest
Muscle growth3–48–121.5 min
Muscular endurance2–315–201 min

When you hit the top of the rep range on every set, add 2.5 kg (5 lb) next session and work back up.

Starting points from training research. Stop each set 1–3 reps short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary

Chest

Secondary

Shoulders, Triceps

The pecs push your arms forward and across your body. Presses build the most mass; flyes and cable work load the stretch the presses miss.

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