cable pushdown
cable pushdown exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: triceps. Equipment: cable.
- Target muscle
- triceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- cable
Secondary muscles
forearms
How to perform
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and a slight bend in your knees.
- Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- Exhale and push the bar down until your elbows are fully extended.
- Pause for a moment, then inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.