How to do the Cable Y-Raise
Step by step
- Set a low cable pulley and stand facing it, holding the handle in one hand.
- Start with the handle low and near your opposite hip, arm fairly straight.
- Raise the handle out and up on a diagonal so your arm finishes overhead in a Y shape.
- Lead with your pinky and keep the elbow only slightly bent through the sweep.
- Lower back down slowly along the same path, then finish the set and repeat with the other arm.
The thing people get wrong
Keep your shoulder blade moving with the arm and avoid shrugging your neck up as you reach the top of the Y.
Coaching cue
Keep your ribs down and do not arch your lower back as your arm finishes overhead.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Side delts
- Secondary: Front delts
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