Cable Triceps Pushdown
oec:cable-triceps-pushdown
An isolation exercise that targets the triceps by extending the elbows against cable resistance.
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Also called: Triceps Pushdown, Cable Pushdown, Cable Triceps Extension, Triceps Extensions on Cable, Triceps Extensions on Cable With Bar, Tricep Pushdown on Cable, tricep pushdown, pushdown, triceps pressdown
How to do it
Setup
- Attach a bar or rope handle to a high cable pulley.
- Stand facing the pulley with feet hip-width apart and a slight forward torso lean.
- Grasp the handle, pin your elbows close to your ribcage, and bring forearms just above parallel to the floor.
Movement
- Extend your elbows smoothly by pushing the attachment straight down toward your thighs.
- Squeeze your triceps firmly at full extension without locking the elbows aggressively.
- Control the handle as it rises back up until your elbows reach approximately ninety degrees of flexion.
Breathing
Exhale as you push the cable down into extension, and inhale as you return to the starting position.
Cues
- Pin your elbows to your sides.
- Move only at the elbows.
- Control the weight on the way up.
Common faults
- Allowing the elbows to drift forward and backward during the movement.
- Lock the upper arms firmly against the ribcage so movement occurs strictly at the elbow joint.
- Using excessive body momentum or pressing downward with the chest and shoulders.
- Maintain a stable torso angle and reduce the load to ensure the triceps drive the movement.
- Cutting the range of motion short at the top or bottom.
- Allow full flexion to at least ninety degrees at the elbow and push to complete extension on every rep.
Safety
- Avoid hyperextending or snapping the elbow joint at the bottom of the rep.
Muscles
Joints
- Elbow: Extension, Flexion
- Shoulder: Isometric stabilization
Details
- Movement
- Elbow extension isolation
- Modality
- Hypertrophy, Strength
- Mechanics
- isolation
- Force
- push
- Laterality
- bilateral
- Kinetic chain
- open
- Level
- beginner
- Equipment
- Cable machine
- Record
- Repetitions and Load
- Load
- external, weight stack
Related
- substitute for Cable Rope Triceps Pushdown
- substitute for EZ-Bar Skull Crusher
- substitute for Barbell Lying Triceps Extension
Sources
- wger: Triceps Extensions on Cable, by wger.de (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
- wger: Triceps Extensions on Cable With Bar, by wger.de (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
- wger: Tricep Pushdown on Cable, by cshep442 (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
- wger: Triceps Pushdown, by anto.kreegyr (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
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