Muscles worked
triceps, forearms
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cable pushdown
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- cable
- Target muscle
- triceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- 2
Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and a slight bend in your knees.
- 3
Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- 4
Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- 5
Exhale and push the bar down until your elbows are fully extended.
- 6
Pause for a moment, then inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position.
- 7
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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