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cable isolation Activity intensity • Moderate
✓ knee safe
✓ shoulder safe
✓ lower back safe
✓ wrist safe
Rope or V-Bar Cable Tricep Pushdown
Primary Muscles: triceps
DEFAULT REP RANGE
10-15 reps
INTERVAL REST TARGET
60s
DIFFICULTY
beginner
Biomechanical Coaching Cues
- Stand tall with a slight forward hinge and lock your upper arms by your ribcage.
- Extend at the elbows only, pulling the rope ends apart at the bottom lockout.
- Hold the locked-out squeeze for 1 second before letting your forearms rise under control.
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