Technical specifications of the Athena Cable Crossover
- Function: turns the adjustable Athena pulley into a cable crossover
- Compatibility: 60 x 60 mm uprights with 1.6 cm holes
- Weight: 13 kg
- Adjustments: arm width, height and angle
- Mounting: on top of the pulley, or on the optional rear upright
On pulleys fitted with the optional rear upright, this accessory can also be mounted on that upright. That gives an even wider adjustment range, a configuration we particularly recommend to get the most out of your cable crossover.
Specifications:
- Suitable for 60 x 60 mm uprights with 1.6 cm holes
- Weight: 13 kg
Your Athena pulley becomes a cable crossover
An adjustable pulley works on one axis only. These arms add a second one, and that is no small thing. You go from a machine that pulls to a machine that flyes, presses and crosses, without buying an extra station or adding a square metre to your setup.
The reference movement is the bilateral cable fly, the one missing from almost every home gym. Cable bench press follows, then everything a resistance that stays constant through the full range allows.
Arms adjustable in width, height and angle
Each arm adjusts independently. You match the spread to your shoulder width, the height to the movement worked and the angle to your build.
Concretely, the same pair of arms serves a high chest fly, a face pull and a triceps extension, with no compromise on the line of pull.
Even more range with the optional rear upright
If your pulley is fitted with the optional rear upright, these arms can mount there rather than on top of the structure. The adjustment range widens accordingly, and that is the configuration to prefer if you want to use the crossover to the full.
Exercises and muscles worked
The crossover opens a whole family of movements on your Athena pulley. High and low cable flyes (chest), cable bench press (chest, triceps), face pull (rear delts, traps), two arm lat pulldown (back), cable curl, triceps extension, and trunk rotations for the obliques.
What makes the pulley valuable on these movements is constant tension. Unlike dumbbells, the load never disappears at the top of the movement.
Usage and safety tips
- Tighten both arms to the same setting before starting a bilateral set.
- Check the cable path through the pulleys, with no rubbing and no twist.
- Weigh down or anchor your station before heavy fly sets, lateral pull loads the structure differently from a vertical pull.
- Check the tightness of the fixings and the condition of the cables periodically.
Which accessories should you add to your Athena pulley?
Unique benefits of the Athena Cable Crossover
- Adds a whole family of movements without enlarging the setup.
- Three independent adjustments per arm, width, height and angle.
- Range widened further with the optional rear upright.
- Mounts on an Athena pulley you already own.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Athena crossover attachment for?
It turns the Athena adjustable pulley into a cable crossover: the pulling machine becomes a machine for flyes, presses and cross pulls, with no extra station and no extra square metre.
What are its specifications?
13 kg, compatible with 60 x 60 mm uprights with 1.6 cm holes, arms adjustable independently in width, height and angle, mounted on top of the pulley or on the optional rear upright.
What is the point of the optional rear upright?
Fitted on that upright rather than on top of the frame, the arms offer an even wider adjustment range, the configuration to prefer if you want to get the most out of the crossover.
Which exercises can you do with it?
High and low cable flyes, cable bench press, face pull, two arm lat pulldown, biceps curl, triceps extension and trunk rotations, with continuous tension over the full range.
What safety advice applies?
Set both arms to the same setting before a bilateral set, check that the cable runs without rubbing or twisting, weight down or anchor the station before heavy fly sets, and periodically check the tightness of the fixings and the condition of the cables.
