How to do it
Plant your feet shoulder-width apart and keep your knees soft.
- 1
Stand in the center of a cable crossover station with the pulleys set above your head.
- 2
Grab each handle with the opposite hand (right hand grabs left pulley and vice versa).
- 3
With a slight bend in your elbows, pull the handles down and across your body to hip level.
- 4
Slowly return the handles back to the starting position with control.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep your torso stationary and pull with your lats rather than your arms to maximize lat engagement.
Common mistakes
- ✕Bending the elbows beyond a slight angle
- ✕Rocking the torso forward to initiate
- ✕Shrugging the shoulders up toward the ears