Cable Pushdown (with back support)

Classification

Instructions

Preparation

Place back against vertical back support. Grasp cable attachment from high pulley with narrow overhand grip. Position elbows to side.

Execution

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

Comments

Keep back against back pad throughout exercise.

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