Standing Cable Press, Good Compound Exercise? Other Bench Press Substitutes?

This is what I do.

Everyone does cable flyes, which are great, but when I add weight sometimes my shoulders get a little angry in the pursuit of a pec stretch. I guess it’s more properly named the decline cable press.

This video shows the motion I get. Make sure you’re letting your scaps come forward at the bottom. Mind muscle connection is everything with this exercise. You can cross your hands at the bottom too, alternating which hand goes on top. I like to cross my hands over until I nearly fail with slow reps and then pump out 5-10 more reps a bit quicker with hands just touching.