Cable External Rotation

Trains the Shoulders, Infraspinatus and Teres Minor.

Equipment
A cable station
Mechanic
Isolation
Force
Pull
Level
Beginner
Cable External Rotation: the muscles it trains, from behind. Primary — Anterior Deltoid, Lateral Deltoid, Posterior Deltoid, Infraspinatus and 1 more.Cable External Rotation: the muscles it trains, from the front. Primary — Anterior Deltoid, Lateral Deltoid, Posterior Deltoid, Infraspinatus and 1 more.
The muscles this trains, front and back. Deeper red is primary.

How to do it

  1. Set a cable pulley to roughly elbow height and stand side-on to it.
  2. Take the handle in the hand furthest from the machine and tuck that elbow against your ribs, bent to ninety degrees.
  3. Step away until there is tension with your forearm across your stomach.
  4. Keeping the elbow at your side, rotate your forearm outward and away from your body.
  5. Pause briefly at the end range, then let the cable draw your forearm back across your stomach under control.

Common mistakes

Muscles worked

Primary