{"id":15775,"date":"2020-04-20T07:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=15775"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:20:37","slug":"how-to-work-with-cable-attachments-in-the-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/how-to-work-with-cable-attachments-in-the-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Work With Cable Attachments in the Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many novice gym-goers, the cable<\/a> machine can often be an intimidating piece of equipment that looks like you might need a degree to understand. However, this strange-looking equipment can be a very useful machine to introduce into your workouts.<\/p>\n

The cable machine, in essence, serves to provide resistance for you to work your muscles against. To train with the machine it is as simple as moving the cables around, usually by making use of the various attachments available for it. As the cables can pulled in many different directions, there are several exercises that you can perform all with this one machine. If all the attachments seem a little overwhelming, here is a useful guide for what they are and how you can make use of them.<\/p>\n

Long Bar<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The long bar, or lat pulldown bar, attachment is simply what the name say, a long metal bar which can be attached to the machine. This is often used for back<\/a> exercises, and other exercises where you would like to have a wide grip, such as wise-grip tricep press-downs and wide-grip upright rows.<\/p>\n

Straight Bar <\/strong><\/h2>\n

This attachment can come in a variety of lengths, so experiment and choose the length that works for you. This bar can be utilised for exercises for which you prefer a narrower grip (in contrast to the long bar), for example, bicep curls, tricep curls, as well as back exercises such as the seated cable row.<\/p>\n

V Bar<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This attachment is a bar shaped in a downward-facing V, and is often utilised for tricep and bicep exercises.<\/p>\n