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Cable Tricep Pushdown
An isolation exercise targeting the triceps using a cable machine.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- triceps brachii
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- Cable machine
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Stand facing a cable machine with a straight bar attachment.
- Grip the bar and pin your elbows to your sides.
- Push the bar down until your arms are fully extended.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Keep your torso upright.
- Only your forearms should move.