Muscles worked
triceps, forearms
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cable reverse-grip 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.
- 3
Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.
- 4
Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary throughout the exercise.
- 5
Using your triceps, push the bar down until your arms are fully extended and your triceps are contracted.
- 6
Pause for a moment, then slowly return the bar to the starting position.
- 7
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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