Cable Pushdown (with V-bar)

Classification

Instructions

Preparation

Face high pulley and grasp V-bar attachment with narrow overhand grip. Position elbows to side.

Execution

Extend arms down. Return until forearm is close to upper arm. Repeat.

Comments

Wrist can be flexed slightly at top of movement to compensate for hyperextension required at bottom of movement. The elbow can travel up slightly at top of motion. Stay close to cable to provide resistance at top of motion.

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

Antagonist Stabilizers

• Erector Spinae