Progression ladder for the Cable Bench Press
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Cable Bench Press
These are the substitutes for the Cable Bench Press, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps (3)
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Cable Cross-over Variation
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Pectorals
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Cable Decline Fly
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Pectorals
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Incline Cable Flye
- Beginner
- Cable
- Pectorals
Where you are now
Cable Bench Press
- Intermediate
- Cable
- Pectorals
Harder steps (6)
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Modified Hindu Push-up
- Intermediate
- Bodyweight
- Pectorals
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Heavy Bag Thrust
- Intermediate
- Other
- Pectorals
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Band Bench Press
- Intermediate
- Band
- Pectorals
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Medicine Ball Chest Pass
- Intermediate
- Medicine-ball
- Pectorals
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Medicine Ball Chest Push Multiple Response
- Intermediate
- Medicine-ball
- Pectorals
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Medicine Ball Chest Push Single Response
- Intermediate
- Medicine-ball
- Pectorals
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