Strength · Triceps · Cable
Triceps Pushdown (Bar)
Triceps Pushdown (Bar) is a strength exercise on a cable machine that mainly works the triceps.
How to do it
- Elbows tucked to the sides and kept still
- Lean very slightly forward
- Push down until the arms are straight
- Let the hands come up to chest height, no higher
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Triceps
Joints it loads
- Elbow a lot
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of triceps pushdown (bar), and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.