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Cable station

Cable station

Also called: Cable crossover / dual pulley

How to find it

Tall towers with adjustable pulleys. Use rope or straight bar attachments.

Setup

  1. 1Set pulley height for the move (face-height for face pulls, high for push-downs).
  2. 2Stand or kneel so the cable stays in line with the muscle.
  3. 3Control the return — don’t let the stack slam.

Exercises on this machine

Face pull

Rear delts, upper back

3 × 15

Overhead extension

Triceps (long head)

3 × 15

Push-down

Triceps

3 × 15

Single-arm low row

Lats + mid-back

3 × 15