Say When it comes to training chest muscles, your first reaction is to bench press. Heavy bench press is really cool, but today I want to introduce you to the standing cable chest press!
Same as the bench press, it is a multi-joint horizontal push movement, involving the cooperation of the shoulder and elbow joints! The main muscle groups involved are the pecs (shoulder horizontal adduction), anterior deltoids (shoulder horizontal adduction), and triceps (elbow extension)
Benefits of using cables for chest presses :
1. Cables are different from other fixed equipment. They also have free and flexible movement trajectories. In fact, they should be free weights like barbells and dumbbells, and can well develop your movements. Take control instead of being led by a fixed track!
2. The use of cables is more functional. Traditional bench press training is actually not very consistent with our daily sports or competitive action patterns. Just think about it, what sports require lying down and exerting force? And cables can do just that! You need to use your lower body to stabilize your core and then push off the weight!
Action Demonstration
When pushing while standing, the limiting factor is the stiffness of the trunk: maintaining body position and assisting the hip and shoulder joints , to stabilize the force generated by the hands and feet. In other words, the standing press is more of a whole-body movement, while the bench press is more of an upper-body movement.
Most of the time,When everyone performs this action, the weight is too light, making it impossible to create an effective strength challenge. This is a mistake. It is recommended to choose a weight that is challenging enough, as long as the movements are standard!