Active Style Cable Pushdown

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Learn how to do the Active Style Cable Pushdown with proper form and technique. This cable exercise primarily targets your Triceps, with secondary emphasis on Forearms.

How to Do the Active Style Cable Pushdown

Follow these steps to perform the Active Style Cable Pushdown with correct form:

  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, hands shoulder-width apart.
  4. 4Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
  5. 5Exhale and push the bar down until your elbows are fully extended.
  6. 6Pause for a moment, then inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position. Maintain active form throughout.
  7. 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Active Style Cable Pushdown Muscles Worked

Primary

triceps

Secondary

forearms

Exercise Details

Equipment
cable
Body Part
upper arms
Category
Extended

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