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Step-by-step instructions
- 01Align an incline bench with the cable path, secure the bar, and lie back with the bar positioned at your upper chest.
- 02Plant your feet, draw your shoulder blades down and back, and stack your wrists over your forearms.
- 03Press the bar upward and slightly forward until your elbows straighten without lifting your shoulders from the bench.
- 04Finish with the bar controlled above the upper chest and your ribs and hips steady on the bench.
- 05Lower the bar slowly toward the upper chest with your elbows following a comfortable angle, then repeat.
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