1. Lateral Cable Raises

• set the cable to the lowest setting
• maintain a palm-down grip
• keep a slight bend in your elbow
• only raise your arm to shoulder height
• pause at the top and lower back down slower and controlled

2. Cable Crunches

• curve your back and constrict your abs rather than keeping your back straight
• isolate your abs and use them to pull the cable, not your arms
• don't sit on your heels, stay propped up
• use a rope attachment
• keep your chin from touching your chest or constricting your neck

3. Cable Chest Flies

• keep your chest up and shoulders back
• bring your hands together in front of you at chest level, not lower or higher
• understand that you are doing a different exercise if you go from high to low or low to high with your arms, although not wrong if that is your goal
• keep a slight bend in your elbows, but don't bend at the elbow as a means of pulling on the cable
• maintain control while returning to your starting position

4. Incline Cable Flies

• start and return your hands to chest level
• extend your arms directly over your chest as if hugging a barrel or tree
• keep a slight bend in your elbow
• flex your pecs while contracting
• don't squeeze the handles too tightly, you will engage the wrong muscles
• don't over-arc your back
• maintain a constant steady tension on the cables at all times

5. Cable Face Pull

• use a rope attachment
• as you pull keep your elbows high
• bring the rope to your head, not your head to the rope
• maintain a controlled slow movement, don't compensate with speed
• use a palms-down grip
• squeeze your shoulder blades together as you pull