Low Cable Crossover

What it is

This movement uses a cable machine to isolate and strengthen your chest muscles. You will bring your hands from a low position up and across your body. It effectively targets your pectoral muscles while also engaging your shoulders as secondary movers.

Technique tips

• Set the cable pulleys to their lowest position.
• Step forward slightly to maintain constant tension on the cables.
• Keep a soft bend in your elbows throughout the entire movement.
• Initiate the movement by squeezing your chest to bring your hands together.
• Bring your hands together just in front of your chest, palms facing up.
• Control the weight as you slowly return to the starting position.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.