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Underhand cable pushdown

A isolation exercise for the triceps, with help from the forearms. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: High pulley, straight bar held palms up.
  2. Push down with the elbows pinned
  3. Squeeze at the bottom

Muscles worked

Underhand cable pushdown: 3D figure mid-rep with the triceps highlighted

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