You can expect to see great results and optimize your shoulder training
with these cable exercises in combination with a good diet and proper recovery.
Also, modify your routine so that the first exercises you do are compound lifts, the next triceps exercises are two - hand free weight lifts and ending
with cable exercises or one - arm movements.
Not exact matches
All of the
exercises done are
with the double
cable pulley system.
There are countless
exercises you can come up
with on your own; think about what you can do at the gym
with free weights and
cables and try to recreate the same situation at home
with resistance bands.
Muscles need to be challenged by a variety of stimuli in order to grow and by focusing strictly on barbell
exercises, you'd be missing out on the muscle activation provided by
exercises done
with dumbbells or
cables.
When you're done
with the
cable ab rotations, you can still use the pulley for another
exercise for your abs.
You've probably tried to push your upper pecs to grow
with the help of incline barbell / dumbbell presses, incline
cable flies and similar machine
exercises, but since you're reading this article, we can assume that you're doing some wrong.
Although machines and
cables can be of great help in building your dream physique, nothing can compare
with free weight compound
exercises.
Well, not unless they are done in a certain way, in which they can engage the entire abdominal wall and fully stretch it, thus putting a great deal of tension on the lower abs
with weighted reps.. This
exercise is a variation on the standard rope crunches, this time using a D - handle instead of the rope on the
cable machine.
If you don't have
cables or fixed motion machines, you can do the
exercise with dumbbells while sitting on an inclined bench.
The same thing as the previous
exercise, but
with cables.
You can start
with lat pulldowns (or pull - ups) as a first
exercise and superset
with cable rows.
For this
exercise you'll need a
cable machine
with two low pulley extensions.
The best tool for this is not some one legged, one armed, balancing on a BOSU ball
with your eyes closed
cable exercise but a heavily loaded barbell and a simple program consisting predominately of squats, deadlifts, overhead presses, cleans and pull - ups.
After I'm confident that the trainee masters the hip hinge movement and knows how to engage his glutes / posterior chain, I'll have him gradually progress on
exercises such as the
cable pull - through, plank
with glute squeeze, box squat, and / or other similar
exercises that put a lot of stress on the posterior chain.
Sample
Exercise Setup: Chest — 3
exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4
exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or machine row, Deads or pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3
exercises, overhead press, side laterals, bent laterals Triceps — 3
exercises, overhead tricep extension
with bar or dumbbell,
cable pressdown, machine dip Biceps — 3
exercises, preacher curl, barbell or dumbbell curl,
cable curl Quads — 3
exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1
exercise, leg curl Calves — 3
exercises, standing calf raise, bent lower back calf raise (like donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated calf raises Abs - 3
exercises, weighted machine crunch, hanging leg lifts,
cable reverse crunches Traps — 1
exercise, shrugs
While
with the standard
exercises the resistance is reduced as the hands approach the chest, by flexing your shoulders, i.e. keeping your arms slightly in front of the torso, you add to the resistance when you pull the
cable towards your body.
You can always use more weight on compound movements and
with that you stimulate more muscle fibers and send signals for more growth hormone production.What do you think, which
exercise will target more muscle fibers — a dumbbell bench press or
cable crossover?
There's literally an infinite number of
exercises you can do
with free weights,
cables, and machines, but nothing beats plain old heavy lifting.
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cables etc..
Finally, any of the flye
exercises can be performed either
with dumbbells or
with cables in your chest workout.
I think the best
exercises are wood chopper and crunches
with cable, but there are several more.
You can do so many different bicep
exercises with cables.
Two examples of good
exercises that can be used at this step are the face pull (begin
with a band or use light loads on the pulley machine) and the seated
cable row.
Just as
with the other
exercises, a good regression is to use a rope or
cable to support yourself as you squat down.
Some people get bored
with the same old bicep
exercises with dumbbells, but you can really spice up your bicep workout just by simply switching all your
exercises to
cables.
The core training progression works best
with dumbbell
exercises for the arms and
cable exercises for the arms.
You can do this shoulder
exercise with dumbbells or
cables.
These are just some sample arm
exercises with cables.
Cables are a versatile tool, and there are many great bicep
exercises that men and women can do
with a
cable machine.
Should the
cable flys supersetted
with dips be done after the db bench press instead of after all the shoulder
exercises?
This
exercise accomplishes that
with a simple
cable or band.
A few of the
exercises that utilize
cable resistance can be very easily done
with a training band as well, opening even MORE
exercises to you!
They are flexible and stretchable bands
with hands that allow you to perform
cable pulley
exercises at home, in the hotel room or outdoor.
You can use a variety of different attachments to perform the
cable curls including a rope, a straight bar, or rotating
cable handles, for your second
exercise, you he best is if you do it
with a curve bar.
When comparing the pull - down
exercise performed
with a supinated grip to the
cable seated row, superior muscle activity was displayed during the seated row (21 ± 11 vs. 30 ± 12 %).
Because this
exercise is done
with higher weight than the one arm
cable row, it is important to support your body to prevent injury to the low back.
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What to do: Work on strengthening your back muscles —
Cable rows are a good
exercise (not
with the rowing machine) use the seated
cable row, or you can use a resistance band.
I like to pair dumbbell or kettlebell
exercises with bands or
cable exercises for many movements like lateral raises.
For this reason, I like to pair dumbbell or kettlebell
exercises with bands or
cable exercises.
Some of the best rotator cuff muscle
exercises involve external rotation
with dumbbells or
cables.
And just fyi, you can do this
exercise very effectively
with just the dumbbells and
cables / bands.
For this
exercise, strap on an ankle attachment at the top of your foot
with the loop on the bottom to connect to the
cable machine.
I am 52 soon, in reasonable shape for my age and usually
exercise regularly
with hand weights and a few
exercise machines (ie
cable).
There are many different
exercises for strengthening the rotator cuff and you can perform the
exercises with different types of equipment, such as dumbbells,
cables, or tubing / resistance bands.
You'll get more muscle activation
with free weights, but
cable exercises aren't entirely guided either, so there's still some stabilization occurring, not to mention an unlimited number of different angles to experiment
with.
Bicep curls
with dumbbells are still a great
exercise, but here are pictures of
cable bicep curls.
Comparing the effect of
exercise variation, Santana et al. (2007) explored the peak muscle activity during the bench press and standing 1 arm
cable press
with similar relative loads.
There are many different bars and ropes that you can use
with resistance
cable exercises.