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Cable Scapular Depression
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Cable station + straight bar (high)
- Sets & Reps
- 3 sets × 12-15 reps · rest 60 s
- How to do it
- Arms straight on the bar; only the shoulder blades depress (no elbow bend), pushing the bar down as far as scapular movement allows; 1-second hold in the depressed position; return to the shrugged stretch.
- Common mistakes
- Bending the elbows (becomes a pushdown), torso swaying, tiny range
Muscles Worked
Other Exercises for the Same Muscle
Scapular Push-Up · Dumbbell Pullover · Doorway Stretch (Release)
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