ActivTrax

Cable Crossover

Primary Muscles: Pecs
  • Instructions
  • In Brief
  • Key Points

  1. Start Position Exhale as you slowly bring your arms downward.
  2. Middle Position Concentrate on keeping your arms close to the front of your body, moving them downward as a single unit.
  3. End Position Continue downward, rotating your wrists inward so that your palms face your body and you can cross one arm in front of the other. Do not lock out your elbows or bend your wrists. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your chest.
  4. Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
  5. Return to Start Hold for 1/2 a second. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions. With each repetition, reverse the crossing of your arms.

Instructions

  1. Start Position Exhale as you slowly bring your arms downward.
  2. Middle Position Concentrate on keeping your arms close to the front of your body, moving them downward as a single unit.
  3. End Position Continue downward, rotating your wrists inward so that your palms face your body and you can cross one arm in front of the other. Do not lock out your elbows or bend your wrists. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your chest.
  4. Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
  5. Return to Start Hold for 1/2 a second. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions. With each repetition, reverse the crossing of your arms.

Key Points

  1. Throughout the entire range of motion:

    • Keep your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
    • Keep your feet shoulder width apart, with one foot in front of the other.
    • Keep a slight bend in your knees.
    • Bend slightly forward from your waist.
    • Keep a slight bend in your elbows.
    • Do not bend your wrists.
  2. With each repetition, reverse the crossing of your arms (i.e. which arm crosses in front of the other).

  3. With each set, reverse the position of your legs (i.e. reverse which leg is in front of the other).