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Cable Machine Exercises

11 exercises you can do with cable machine

Muscles you can target with cable machine

Rhomboids(4)Biceps(3)Shoulders(3)Triceps(3)Lats(3)Chest(2)Rear Delts(2)Traps(2)
Beginner

Cable Curl

Standing curl on a low pulley. Tension never drops, so the biceps work through the whole rep.

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Intermediate

Cable Flyes

Cable machine chest isolation exercise for constant tension

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Intermediate

Cable Lateral Raise

Single arm lateral raise on a cable. Keeps tension on the side delt at the bottom, where dumbbells give you none.

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Intermediate

Cable Rear Delt Fly

Cross body cable fly for the rear delts. Long range of motion and constant tension.

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Cable Tricep Pushdowns

Cable machine tricep isolation exercise

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Face Pulls

Rear deltoid and upper back exercise for posture

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Lat Pulldowns

Cable exercise for lat width and upper back strength

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Intermediate

Low-to-High Cable Fly

Cable fly from low pulleys up to eye level. Hits the upper chest fibers a flat press misses.

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Overhead Cable Tricep Extension

Rope extension with your arms overhead. Stretches the long head of the triceps, which is most of your arm size.

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Seated Cable Rows

Cable machine rowing exercise for mid-back development

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Straight-Arm Pulldown

Cable pulldown with straight arms. Isolates the lats without your biceps taking over.

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