Exercises / Upper arms / Cable Reverse-Grip Pushdown
Cable Reverse-Grip Pushdown
Cable Reverse-Grip Pushdown: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable.
- Equipmentcable
- Body partupper arms
- Primary muscles
- triceps, forearms
- Secondary muscles
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How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary throughout the exercise.
- Using your triceps, push the bar down until your arms are fully extended and your triceps are contracted.
- Pause for a moment, then slowly return the bar to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.