Introduction
In order to do justice to the principle of varying the training load, the chest muscle training can and should be designed variably. The training on the cable pulley can be used in addition to the normal training and serves mainly to define the chest muscles. As both arms work symmetrically and a firm stand is required, this training requires a certain degree of movement coordination.
Trained muscles
- Large pectoral muscle (M. pecotralis mayor)
- Triceps (M. triceps brachii)
Description
The athlete stands in a crotch position, the upper body is tilted forward. The head is in extension of the spine, looking forward. The hands hold the handles of the cable puller firmly in the hand at chest height.
In the starting position the shoulder blades are close together and the chest muscles are stretched to the maximum. The arms are led diagonally forwards and downwards towards each other, thereby contracting the chest muscles and moving the shoulder blades away from each other. The upper body moves as little as possible.
Modifications
The exercise can be performed with the help of an expander. The expander is attached at chest height. The flexibility depends on the performance level of the user.
