The Best Cable Crossover Machine Exercises

Top Exercises

Lying Fly

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / isolation

A foundational chest isolation exercise. Lying on a bench provides stability, allowing for a deep stretch and focused contraction of the pecs.

Decline Press

Intermediate / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / push

A chest exercise emphasizing the lower pectoralis major. The decline angle reduces shoulder strain while allowing for heavier loads on the chest.

Cable Standing Fly

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / isolation

A chest isolation movement that targets the pectoral muscles through a wide, high-tension arc. It improves chest definition and shoulder stability.

Cable Standing High Cross Triceps Extension

Intermediate / Cable Crossover Machine / Triceps / isolation

Targets the triceps from a high-tension, crossed position. It emphasizes the long head and provides a unique contraction angle for the arms.

Cable Side Bend

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Abs / isolation

Targets the obliques. The cable provides constant lateral resistance, strengthening the abdominal wall and improving spinal stability.

Cable One Arm Lateral Raise

Intermediate / Cable Crossover Machine / Shoulders / isolation

A unilateral shoulder isolation that allows for better focus and fixes muscle imbalances. The cable provides high-tension work for the medial deltoid.

Cable Lying Fly

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / isolation

A chest isolation exercise performed on a bench. The cable setup ensures tension is maintained even at the top of the fly, unlike dumbbells.

Cable Bench Press

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / push

A chest exercise that uses cables to provide constant tension throughout the range of motion. It targets the pectorals while engaging stabilizers.

Cable Low Fly

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Chest / isolation

Targets the lower chest. The low-to-high pulling arc emphasizes the sternal head of the pectorals and improves chest definition.

Cable Lying Cross Lateral Raise

Intermediate / Cable Crossover Machine / Shoulders / isolation

Targets the rear deltoids and upper back. Crossing the cables while lying provides a unique angle of tension and stabilization for the shoulders.

Cable Lateral Raise

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Shoulders / isolation

A shoulder isolation exercise that provides constant tension on the medial deltoid. Cables keep the muscle engaged throughout the entire range of motion.

Cable Kickback

Beginner / Cable Crossover Machine / Triceps / isolation

A targeted isolation exercise for the gluteus maximus. The cable machine allows for a steady, resisted movement that keeps the glute engaged at the peak.