Exercise library / Cable Triceps Pushdown
Isolation · Isolation
Cable Triceps Pushdown
Cable Triceps Pushdown is an isolation exercise that targets the triceps directly. Use a deliberate tempo and a full range of motion — momentum steals the tension this movement exists to create. It is easy to recover from, so it slots in almost anywhere in a session.
Primary muscles
Triceps
Secondary muscles
None to speak of
Equipment
Cable
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Overhead Triceps Extension
Same isolation pattern · also trains the triceps.
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Skullcrusher (Lying Triceps Extension)
Same isolation pattern · also trains the triceps.
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Close-Grip Bench Press
Also trains the triceps.
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