# Cable Cross-Body Y Raise

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-cross-body-y-raise

Also known as: Single-Arm Cable Y Raise, Cable Y Raise, Low Cable Y Raise

Body region: Shoulders, Back

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid, Trapezius
- Helps: Supraspinatus, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Erector Spinae, External Oblique

## Equipment

- Cable Station

## Technique

1. Set a pulley at the lowest position and stand side-on to it.
2. Take the cable in the hand farther from the stack so it crosses in front of your body.
3. Raise the arm up and out on a diagonal, ending above shoulder height in a Y shape.
4. Lower slowly along the same path back across the body.

### Cues

- Lead with the thumb pointing up.
- Keep a soft bend in the elbow.
- Finish with the shoulder blade drawn slightly down, not shrugged.

### Common mistakes

- Leaning away from the cable to get the arm up.
- Shrugging toward the ear at the top.
- Letting the cable snap the arm back down.

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Y Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-y-raise)
- [Cable Lateral Raise](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-lateral-raise)