Breathing
Exhale as you pull down or lift your body and inhale during the controlled return. Keep breathing instead of hanging on a prolonged breath hold.
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Strength movement using Cable.
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The stronger highlight marks the main muscle associated with this movement. The lighter highlight marks supporting muscles.
Movement instructions
Either standing or seated on a high bench, grasp two stirrup cables that are attached to the high pulleys. Grab with the opposing hand so your arms are crisscrossed about you and your palms are facing forward.
Keeping your chest up and maintaining a slight arch in your lower back, pull the handles down as if you were doing a regular pulldown. The range of motion will be more of an arc. During the movement, rotate your hands so that in the bottom position your palms face each other rather than forward. Return slowly to the starting position and repeat.
Technique guidance
Exhale as you pull down or lift your body and inhale during the controlled return. Keep breathing instead of hanging on a prolonged breath hold.
General guidance matched from movement type and equipment; it is not individualized coaching or medical advice.
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