Shoulder
Cable Rear Drive
Set the cable pulley to chest or shoulder height with a single handle attachment. Stand facing the machine and grip the handle with one hand.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Focus Area
- Shoulder
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Posterior Deltoid
Secondary muscles
- Trapezius
- Rhomboids
- Rotator Cuff
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Teres Major
Target muscles
- rear delts
How to perform
- 1
Set the cable pulley to chest or shoulder height with a single handle attachment.
- 2
Stand facing the machine and grip the handle with one hand.
- 3
Step back slightly to create tension in the cable.
- 4
Keep a soft bend in the elbow and maintain a neutral spine.
- 5
Drive the arm backward in a controlled arc past the hip.
- 6
Squeeze the rear delt at the end of the movement.
- 7
Slowly return to the starting position under control.
- 8
Complete all reps on one side before switching arms.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
