Start
End of repStep by step
- Set the seat so the handles sit at chest height with your upper arms parallel to the floor.
- Back flat on the pad, feet planted, forearms or hands against the pads.
- Bring the pads together in front of your chest and hold for a second.
- Let them open for 2 seconds until you feel the stretch, stopping before the stack touches down.
The cue that matters
CueThe easiest place in the workout to genuinely go to failure — the machine catches you.
AvoidLetting the stack slam down between reps and losing all the tension.
Where this sits in the split
- Push A — exercise 4, 3 × 12–15
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