Cable exercises are a great way to implement variety into a workout. Cables are usually attached to a type of universal machine or can be a standalone machine. Cable machines can be used as an entire home workout gym as hundreds of exercises can be performed with hand grips, bars or leg attachments. Cables are not effected by gravity and can be complementary to dumbbells.
| Picture | Name of Cable Exercise |
 | Close Grip Pulldowns
Using a narrow grip handle, put your knees underneath the pad, and lean back slightly. Pull the handle down smoothly until it touches the top of your chest. Now extend your arm... |
 | Lat Pulldown Using a wide bar, hold it with a wide comfortable grip, while putting your knees underneath the pad. Pull the bar down smoothly until it touches the top of your chest. Now extend... |
 | Seated Row To begin the seated row take hold of the handles of your favorite bar (it could be like the one shown). Sit with your back straight while keeping your legs bent and feet against t... |
 | Lying Cable Curls Start by lying on a bench with your arms straight up holding a straight bar attached to a cable. With your back flat on the bench lower the weight using your biceps keeping your e... |
 | One Arm Cable Curls Start with a cable in one hand standing perfectly erect. Now raise the weight while keeping your elbow into your side and breathing out on the way up. Breathe in on the way down ... |
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 | Cable Curls
Stand facing a low pulley with a straigth bar attached to it. Grasp the bar with a shoulder width grip and arms extended down. Keeping the upper arm rigid, curl the bar up un... |
 | Lying Down Cable Curls Start by lying down on a mat with a cable between your legs. Now while maintaining keeping your back firmly on the ground, lift the weight using your biceps and brachialis. This ... |
| Abdominal frustration | Hi guys,
I have a rather peculiar problem. I bought weight training sets (dumbbells, bench and all that) and been lifting them for two months. There is very good improvement in my physique, but I am unable to reduce my waist size, nor flatten it. ... |
| workout routine | Hi. I am 14 years old + 5'10 and 140 lbs. My goal is to build muscle so i can be big and cut. I also want to lose some fat around my stomach and triceps. Theres only a little bit of fat but i want to get rid of it. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays... |
| will this work out schedule work better? | monday- chest/triceps
wed-biceps/back
friday-legs/abs/cardio
sat-shoulders
OR should i put shoulders on friday too and cancel cardio
and how many exercises should one do to gain mass
i read from sites that one should only do 1 exercise (3se... |
| Simply confused | Hello,
I've been lifting weights for a couple of months now. I notice that I've lost fat and also the "loose" muscles around my arms/chest/shoulders have tightened considerably. If I touch my biceps, triceps etc., I DO feel they are somewhat harde... |
| how important is it to have a routine? | I'm 16, 5'8, and about 185 pounds right now, and pretty thick and strong for my age I go to the gym six days a week usually and do Chest/tris, then back/biceps, legs/shoulders, rest then repeat and throw in abs 4 times a week depending how i feel af... |
| Is this right or wrong? | I'm 15 years old and when I work out I usually do it for about 2 hours. I work most of my muscles, from arms to legs to chest, I do it all. I notice that most people have a routine, i.e. Biceps and Triceps on Monday, Chest on Tuesday, etc. For me, I ... |
| New To Body Building | Hi to everyone. I posted this in the wrong forum I guess, because I got no responses. Though I'm not actually getting into serious Body Building, I am trying to follow something of a Body Building type workout. I think it's probably the best way to g... |
| vegetarian seeking advice on weight training | I am a vegetarian and I've been lifting weights for a few months. This is my diet and please let me know if this is sufficient, or whether I need to add more calories.
Morning
Eggs: 2
Milk: I glass
Groundnuts
Afternoon:
Two or three pla... |
