(Primary muscles: posterior deltoids)

Attach loop handles to the ends of two cables running through the floor pulleys about 8-10 feet apart. Cross your arms and reach across your body to grasp the right handle with your left hand and the left handle with your right hand. Set your feet shoulder width apart and bend forward at the waist until your torso is parallel to the floor. Use your posterior deltoid strength to raise the pulley handles up and out to your sides until your hands are slightly above shoulder level. Hold this peak contracted position for a moment before slowly lowering the pulley handles back along the same arc to the starting position.

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