Chest · Cable
Cable Single Arm Crossover
How to do the cable single arm crossover, 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
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand beside a cable column set to chest height and grip the handle with the far hand. With a slight bend in the elbow, pull the handle across your body in a hugging arc, squeezing your chest, then return under control. Finish your reps, then switch sides.
- 1Chest contracting as you sweep the handle across your body
- 2A fixed, slightly bent elbow acting as a hinge
- 3A squeeze at the end of the arc and a controlled stretch back
Common mistakes
- Bending the elbow more to turn it into a press
- Twisting your torso to drag the handle across
- Letting the cable yank your arm back; stay in control
Muscles worked
The cable single arm crossover mainly works the mid chest, with the upper chest, lower chest, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.