Back · Cable
with Rope Attachment Cable Standing Y Raises
How to do the with rope attachment cable standing y raises, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPush
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Attach a rope to a low cable pulley and stand facing the machine, holding one end in each hand with arms down in front. Keeping your elbows nearly straight, raise both arms up and out so they finish overhead in a Y, splitting the rope as you go. Lower under control.
- 1Your lower traps and rear delts lifting the arms into the Y
- 2Your shoulder blades sliding down and back at the top
- 3Constant cable tension through the full arc
Common mistakes
- Avoid shrugging your upper traps toward your ears
- Don't arch your lower back to throw the weight up
- Don't bend your elbows to cheat the rope overhead
Muscles worked
The with rope attachment cable standing y raises mainly works the lower traps, with the mid traps, front delts, rear delts, and side delts assisting.
- Lower TrapsPrimary
- Mid TrapsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.