# Decline Cable Bench Press

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/decline-cable-bench-press

Also known as: Decline Cable Chest Press

Variation of: [Cable Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-bench-press)

Body region: Chest, Arms, Shoulders

## Equipment

- Cable Station
- Adjustable Bench

## Technique

1. Set an adjustable bench to a slight decline between two low pulleys and attach a handle to each.
2. Lock your legs under the pad and lie back with a handle in each hand beside your lower chest.
3. Press the handles up until your arms are straight over your lower chest.
4. Lower them slowly back to chest level.

### Cues

- Keep the shoulder blades pulled together on the bench.
- Keep tension on the cables at the bottom.
- Sit up only after the handles are back down.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the cables pull the elbows down too far.
- Pressing toward the face instead of the lower chest.
- Setting the decline so steep that you slide down.

## Variations

- [Incline Cable Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/incline-cable-bench-press)
- [One-Arm Cable Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-cable-bench-press)
- [One-Arm Decline Cable Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-decline-cable-bench-press)
- [One-Arm Incline Cable Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-incline-cable-bench-press)
- [Seated Cable Chest Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-cable-chest-press)

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Bench Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-bench-press)
- [Cable Fly](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-fly)
- [Machine Chest Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/machine-chest-press)