Exercise Comparison
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press vs Cable Shoulder Press
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Muscle Analysis
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Instructions
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press
Move the cables to the bottom of the tower and select an appropriate weight.
Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press one side directly over head.
After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
Cable Shoulder Press
Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight.
Stand directly in between the uprights. Grasp the cables and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. This will be your starting position.
Keeping your head and chest up, extend through the elbow to press the handles directly over head.
After pausing at the top, return to the starting position and repeat.
Verdict
Both exercises target the shoulders. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner exercise using cable, while Cable Shoulder Press is beginner and uses cable.