Cable Pushdown (with rope attachment)

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Instructions Preparation Face high pulley and grasp rope attachment with clinched hands side by side (palms in). Position elbows to side. Execution Extend arms down. Turn palms down at bottom. Return until forearm is close to upper arm and hands are in original position. Repeat. Comments The elbow can travel up few inches at top of motion. Stay close to cable to provide resistance at top of motion.

Classification  Utility: Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Push Muscles Target Triceps Brachii Synergists None Stabilizers Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major Deltoid, Posterior Pectoralis Major, Sternal Pectoralis Minor Trapezius, Lower Rectus Abdominis Obliques Wrist Flexors Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Extensor Carpi Ulnaris