The exercise can also be
performed on a cable machine, using a short, straight bar attached to the low pulley.
Not exact matches
Unlike single - joint dumbbell variations,
cable crossovers and flies, including those
performed on the peck deck
machine, allow you to flex your pecs in the top contracted position
on every set, thereby working the chest hardest in the full contracted position and calling for a greater involvement of the inner pec fibers.
The main advantage of
performing it
on a
cable pulley
machine instead of using a barbell or dumbbells is that the
machine allows you to work your bi's throughout the entire range of motion, thus causing more hypertrophy.
It seems that the very act of lifting an unguided (i.e. «free») weight recruits more muscle fibers than
performing the same movement
on a guided
machine (even bodyweight Pull - Ups have been shown in MRI analyses to intensely recruit more muscle fibers than Pull - downs with a
cable.)
It can be
performed on the Quadruped hip extension
machine or you can get yourself the best glute band to
perform cable kickbacks with bands.
Another option is to add ankle weights or
perform the movement
on a
cable machine.
Standing glute kickbacks is one of the best workouts for glutes and it can be
performed on a kickback
machine or leg extension
cable machine or in a way to
perform kickbacks
on leg extension
machine.