cable pushdown
- Body Part
- Upper Arms
- Equipment
- Cable
- Target Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscles
- forearms
How to do it
- 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.
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