Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. Bend your body slightly forward with your elbows slightly bent. Hold the handles with your arms outstretched, palms down.
1. Inhale and press the cables forward/downward until your hands touch.
2. Exhale as you complete the contraction and return to the starting position. Repeat the next repetition.
Notes:
This exercise places emphasis on the pectorals. You can get more from the exercise by varying the tilt of your torso and the angle of your arms to stress the entire pectoralis major.
Other muscles involved include the pectoralis minor under the pectoralis major.