Best Cable Exercises
46 cable exercises organized by primary muscle. Whether you have a fully-stocked commercial gym or only a single piece of equipment, you can build a complete program from this list.
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46 exercises
Cable Fly
Chest · Cable · 12–15 reps
Seated Cable Row
Back · Cable · 8–12 reps
Straight-Arm Pulldown
Back · Cable · 12–15 reps
Face Pull
Traps · Cable · 12–20 reps
Cable Lateral Raise
Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
Cable Curl
Biceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
Tricep Pushdown
Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
Cable Kickback
Glutes · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Crunch Abs · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Single-Arm Cable Fly Chest · Cable · 12–15 reps
- Cable Rear Delt Fly Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Hammer Curl Biceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Bayesian Cable Curl Biceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Rope Tricep Pushdown Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Reverse-Grip Tricep Pushdown Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Single-Arm Cable Pushdown Triceps · Cable · 12–15 reps
- Overhead Cable Tricep Extension Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Cable Pull-Through Glutes · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Cable Woodchopper Abs · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Shrug Traps · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Hip Adduction Adductors · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Hip Abduction Abductors · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Side Bend Obliques · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Standing Cable Chest Press Chest · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Incline Cable Fly Chest · Cable · 12–15 reps
- High-to-Low Cable Fly Chest · Cable · 12–15 reps
- Cable Front Raise Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Y-Raise Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Leaning Cable Lateral Raise Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Single-Arm Cable Rear Delt Fly Shoulders · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Upright Row Shoulders · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Single-Arm Cable Row Back · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Wide-Grip Seated Cable Row Back · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Single-Arm Cable Shrug Traps · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Behind-the-Back Cable Shrug Traps · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Preacher Curl Biceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Overhead Cable Curl Biceps · Cable · 12–15 reps
- Cable Tricep Kickback Triceps · Cable · 12–15 reps
- Cable Skull Crusher Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- V-Bar Tricep Pushdown Triceps · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Standing Cable Hip Abduction Glutes · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Pallof Press Abs · Cable · 10–15 reps
- Cable Wrist Curl Forearms · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Reverse Wrist Curl Forearms · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Cable Wrist Roller Forearms · Cable · 12–20 reps
- Controlled-ROM Cable Row Back · Cable · 10–15 reps
Exercise illustrations: Illustration: Everkinetic (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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