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Standing Cable Fly High to Low

How to approach standing cable fly high to low, including key cues, common mistakes, muscles worked, equipment, and approved alternatives from the Movviva library.

Standing Cable Fly High to Low exercise illustration

Standing Cable Fly High to Low primarily works the chest. It is categorized as a push movement and uses Cable machine.

Primary muscles
chest
Equipment
Cable machine
Movement pattern
push
Catalog difficulty
3 of 5

How to do Standing Cable Fly High to Low

  • Keep a soft, consistent bend in the elbows
  • Open only to a comfortable chest stretch
  • Bring the arms together without turning the movement into a press

Common mistakes

  • Letting shoulders roll forward at the bottom
  • Using a range or load that forces the elbows and wrists out of alignment

Muscles worked

The primary catalog target is chest. Exercise feel varies with setup, range of motion, and individual anatomy.

Easier and harder options

Easier option: Machine Chest Press

Related exercises and substitutions

A useful substitute should preserve the job this movement has in the session—not merely train a nearby body part. Explore the related Movviva guides below, then compare pattern, target muscles, available equipment, and difficulty.

Machine Chest Press · Machine Chest Press · Dumbbell Bench Press · Push-Up · Incline Push-Up · Band Chest Press

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