How to Target the Upper Chest with Cables

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[@-DevVardhanSingh]

Tried it today. It's going to be a staple in my routine now. Thank you

[@fitnels]

Great!

[@aldotheapacheable]

This is legit. Thanks for saving my shoulder joints 🎉

[@beng6261]

Does the first exercise hurt shoulder joints?

[@StrongFactous]

@@beng6261 well, as the videos says it focus into the shoulders, so it could hurt them

[@gamerguy1229]

Just tried out the exercise in the video and the pump in the upper chest is insane🔥!!

[@KING-on1kf]

Nice I actually can't do the first one without shoulder pain so I'll definitely be checking this out

[@daz1000]

This is great - thanks. Any good ideas for the rear delts. Haven’t found an exercise that I really connect with.

[@Zakram00921]

I’m in the gym , just tried it thanks man 💪 great exercise

[@bendodd2405]

You can still do the low To High raise to isolate the upper chest but you do need to raise the cable and start with you arms more out to the side, the fist excercise you demonstrated is literally just a front delt raise so no wonder it hits the front delts more than upper chest

[@GameZero2]

This gives a better connection but I still feel it more on the delts.

[@ase06090]

I feel the same, I don't really feel anything in my upper pecs.

[@juanpablolopez8847]

Great video my friend thank you very much for this incredible chest exercise ❤❤❤

[@gamerguy1229]

Thanks for the advice

[@fitnels]

cheers dude cheers

[@gamerguy1229]

You've earned another sub

[@saleemnagi1676]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO

[@fitnels]

You're welcome!

[@johnrobinson4445]

As we get older, shoulders become more sensitive. I recommend a short-stroke, about half the full movement, and it should be the bottom half not the top half. Why? 1. The top half brings in more shoulders which is the problem we are trying to avoid. 2. Research has found that partial reps when the muscle is in an elongated position are more effective than partial reps when the muscle is shortened. The bottom of the rep is when the chest muscle is at maximum stretch.

[@24superlele]

Thanks a ton g

[@russ5896]

Thank You

[@onionwhisperer626]

Thank you bro

[@fitnels]

you're welcome, I'm happy to help!

[@marzd2488]

Thank you, going to try this next chest day!👍

[@fitnels]

Have fun!

[@levisimon5237]

This helps alot🔥💯

[@fitnels]

Glad it helped!

[@RomanPirner-mk1vq]

Appreciate it

[@kinggsmittyy1712]

How high should you raise the cable?

[@ezragoldberg3132]

Some say at hip height but I'm not really sure

[@moritzglassner5054]

the problem is ur doing it like a front raise that's why you only feel it in you're front delts. focus on pulling with ur chest and you only go up to shoulder height that's when ur upper chest is fully contracted.

[@g1393]

can be done with dumbbell too?

[@impeRAtoR28161621]

what is the name of exercise?

[@taylorwilkey97]

Sadly, I have to do it the first way and work out two muscle groups. Just cause my upper chest likes the first workout more I get extremely sore and a huge pump. Imma try to get down the 2nd one with some extreme focus on contracting that Pectoralis Major.

[@PaulPinguin]

With that form you just get shoulder pain

[@BIGup4daTUNE]

Oké but i don’t have this in my gym its really sad

[@iTripleA]

Thanks so much that’s really helpful I really appreciate it mate ♥️🫶🏻

[@fitnels]

Cheers!

[@MASTER-qc6mx]

to bad my gym does not have fancy machines but old rusty ones

[@salarsohail2068]

I literally love doing this exercise , I wanted to ask that will it help in muscle hypertrophy? Since I can't lift alot of weight in this right now

[@fitnels]

yeah for sure! Any sort of adequate stimulation of the muscle can result in muscle hypertrophy

[@Benji11785]

Good vid but to feel more chest isolation with the first excercise you start with your arms bent at a 90 degree angle and walk out a few steps before starting the motion

[@ghosttxii7458]

I'm unable to raise the cable machine up at my gym. Am I able to do this exercise with the cable starting from close to ground level?

[@evansherman1759]

You should switch gyms

[@debyes]

If u fix ur form u will get a good upper chest exercise

[@lichmaster2]

Why do i feel it more on my back than chest?

[@zk_011]

Probably posture, pop your chest out, bring your shoulders back and down

[@xavierbull9491]

Think you got the two exercises mixed up bro

[@pod9363]

I like to just grip the pec fly machine at Planet Fitness about 6 inches higher than the handles are and lower my seat all the way :D

[@hydreamc853]

its a shame the cables at my gym only works at the top and the buttom

[@JuanSoto-rd2tx]

Same, gotta change it

[@carmenborza8222]

So, basically a dumbbell press, but with cables :)

[@francois9747]

No because a dumbell press has a fixed path which is only up and down. With the cables, you are able to do a cross body press which does not have a fixed path and it keeps tension on your upper chest a lot more than simple dumbell presses.

[@blackcat-vm4rx]

Id say reverse your grip and it might target better

[@Suman522i1]

That's fly or press

[@MrScoopiee]

This is similar to dumbbell press

[@fitnels]

in some ways yes, but also like a fly

[@dreatraus]

I w3ill

[@Yonkipog]

W

[@TennsyonRoberts]

nah you're still using your shoulder....guys honestly if you want a better upper chest.. flat bench...dumbbell bench. machine chest press. and to actually build a bigger chest you also gotta build bigger tris.

[@thePaniQs]

thank you skinny asian dude

[@harbinger_1984]

Dumball chest press work better.

[@haroonkhan734]

Dub video

[@fitnels]

Thanks!

[@MidnightSlasher]

so why not just keep both cables at the bottom and push the cables diagonally upwards? Lmao that's literally what you just did at the end of the video..

[@ETF2012]

Sorry I don’t listen to people who have a bird chest