# Seated Cable Chest Press

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-cable-chest-press

Also known as: Seated Cable Press, Upright Bench Cable Press, Seated Cable Bench 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. Place an upright bench between two cable pulleys set at about chest height when seated.
2. Sit with your back on the pad and take a handle in each hand at the sides of your chest.
3. Press the handles forward until your arms are straight and the handles almost meet.
4. Let them return slowly until your hands are beside your chest again.

### Cues

- Keep your back against the pad the whole time.
- Press slightly inward, as if hugging, at the end of each rep.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the shoulders roll forward off the pad.
- Letting the cables pull the arms back too fast.

## Variations

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

## Alternatives

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