How to Do the Iron Cross
💪 Shoulders, Chest, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Traps🏋️ Dumbbell📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
Use controlled form through a full range of motion, bracing your core throughout.
Muscles worked
The Iron Cross primarily targets your Shoulders, with support from your Chest, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Traps. You'll need dumbbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Iron Cross slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.