Most bodybuilders are well aware of the importance of flat and incline bench presses. Some even discover dumbbell flyes before long. A small percentage learns of the benefits of pullovers. However, most don’t discover the benefits of low cable crossovers until years after they’ve started training. By then, the pectoral-deltoid tie-in is a weak area in many bodybuilders. Using this exercise early on ensures that this area never is a weakness; rather, a strength! Use the standard cable crossover station. However, instead of having the handles set up over your head, lower them down to the lowest peg, just a few inches off the ground. Then, complete the exercise in the standard motion. Grab a handle with each hand, with your body bent slightly forward and your feet shoulder-width apart, in a staggered ...

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We all know that cable crossovers have received a bad rap over the years. Hardcore powerlifters like to mock the white-collar types in $150 workout “outfits” that start chest day with them in the hopes of building serious pectoral mass. Even among experienced bodybuilders, they are considered a fluff piece, relegated to use at the conclusion of chest day when the manly exercises have been completed and you’re just looking for a little “finish”. However, cable crossovers do hold some notable roles in bodybuilding training. Let’s check them out. Cable crossovers are very popular among bodybuilders preparing for a bodybuilding competition. During the pre-contest phase, calorie deprivation makes completing the normal lifts with normal weight impossible. Therefore cable crossovers can be used to assist with maintaining traditional levels of intensity and blood saturation, even when ...

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