Exercise Comparison
Alternating Cable Shoulder Press vs Front Cable Raise
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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.
Front Cable Raise
Select the weight on a low pulley machine and grasp the single hand cable attachment that is attached to the low pulley with your left hand.
Face away from the pulley and put your arm straight down with the hand cable attachment in front of your thighs at arms' length with the palms of the hand facing your thighs. This will be your starting position.
While maintaining the torso stationary (no swinging), lift the left arm to the front with a slight bend on the elbow and the palms of the hand always faces down. Continue to go up until you arm is slightly above parallel to the floor. Exhale as you execute this portion of the movement and pause for a second at the top.
Now as you inhale lower the arm back down slowly to the starting position.
Once all of the recommended amount of repetitions have been performed for this arm, switch arms and perform the exercise with the right one.
Verdict
Both exercises target the shoulders. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a beginner exercise using cable, while Front Cable Raise is beginner and uses cable. Alternating Cable Shoulder Press is a compound movement working multiple joints, making it better for overall strength. Front Cable Raise isolates the target muscle for focused development.