Cable pushdown (straight arm) v. 2

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Cable pushdown (straight arm) v. 2

Back · Cable

Target muscles

Lats

Also works

TricepsShoulders

How to do it

  1. 1Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
  2. 2Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and a slight bend in your knees.
  3. 3Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, keeping your arms straight and your palms facing down.
  4. 4Engage your core and keep your back straight as you exhale and push the bar down towards your thighs.
  5. 5Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly return the bar to the starting position while inhaling.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits