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Isolation · Intermediate

Cable Y-Raise

Isolation isolation exercise using cable.
Movement pattern
Isolation
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Cable
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Frontal

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How to do the Cable Y-Raise

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder abductionprimary action

    Medial deltoid (prime mover, high emphasis); Anterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Supraspinatus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Scapula upward rotationsecondary action

    Serratus anterior (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, moderate emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, low emphasis)

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