Shoulders · Cable
Cable Incline Y Raise with Back Support
How to do the cable incline y raise with back support, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set an incline bench between two low cable pulleys and lie chest-down with your back supported, holding a handle in each hand. With thumbs up and a slight bend in your elbows, raise both arms at a 45-degree angle into a Y shape until your hands reach shoulder level, then lower slowly.
- 1Your lower traps and rear delts engaging as your arms form the Y
- 2Thumbs pointing up with a slight bend kept in the elbows
- 3A controlled lower that keeps tension on the cables
Common mistakes
- Going so heavy you shrug or arch off the bench
- Letting the handles drift out of the Y line
- Using momentum instead of moving deliberately
Muscles worked
The cable incline y raise with back support mainly works the rear delts and mid traps, with the lower traps and side delts assisting.
- Rear DeltsPrimary
- Mid TrapsPrimary
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.