Cable Tricep Pushdown

Muscles worked by the Cable Tricep Pushdown

Primary

TricepsTriceps Brachii

Also called: tricep, triceps, triceps brachii, horseshoe, tris.

Equipment

Cable Machine

Also called: cable pulley, functional trainer, cable crossover, cable column, cable station, pulley machine.

How to do the Cable Tricep Pushdown

1. Stand facing a cable machine with a straight bar attachment.
2. Grip the bar and pin your elbows to your sides.
3. Push the bar down until your arms are fully extended.
4. Slowly return to the starting position.
5. Repeat.

Form tips

• Keep your torso upright.
• Only your forearms should move.

At a glance

Cable Tricep Pushdown in German & Spanish

Descriptions, instructions and tips ship in all three languages in the JSON.

Related exercises

• Machine Triceps Extension
• Banded Triceps Stretch
• Bench Dips
• Cable Tricep Kickback
• Close-Grip Bench Press
• Close-Grip Dumbbell Bench Press
• Close-Grip EZ-Bar Bench Press
• Close-Grip Incline Bench Press

Exercise data (JSON)

The record below is exactly what exercises.json ships for this exercise — names, descriptions, instructions and tips in English, German and Spanish.

{
  "id": "tricep-pushdown",
  "name_en": "Cable Tricep Pushdown",
  "name_de": "Kabel-Trizeps-Pushdown",
  "name_es": "Jalón de Tríceps en Cable",
  "description_en": "An isolation exercise targeting the triceps using a cable machine.",
  "description_de": "Eine Isolationsübung für den Trizeps am Kabelzug.",
  "description_es": "Un ejercicio de aislamiento para los tríceps usando una máquina de cable.",
  "category": "strength",
  "force_type": "push",
  "mechanic": "isolation",
  "difficulty": "beginner",
  "equipment": "cable",
  "body_part": "upper_arms",
  "primary_muscles": [
    "triceps_brachii"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "hypertrophy"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "arm_day",
    "knee_safe",
    "shoulder_safe",
    "no_axial_load",
    "lower_back_safe"
  ],
  "variation_group": "tricep-pushdown",
  "is_unilateral": false,
  "is_bodyweight": false,
  "instructions_en": [
    "Stand facing a cable machine with a straight bar attachment.",
    "Grip the bar and pin your elbows to your sides.",
    "Push the bar down until your arms are fully extended.",
    "Slowly return to the starting position.",
    "Repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Stehe vor dem Kabelzug mit einem geraden Stangenaufsatz.",
    "Greife die Stange und fixiere die Ellbogen an den Seiten.",
    "Drücke die Stange herunter, bis die Arme vollständig gestreckt sind.",
    "Langsam in die Ausgangsposition zurück.",
    "Wiederhole."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Párate frente a una máquina de cable con un accesorio de barra recta.",
    "Agarra la barra y pega los codos a los costados.",
    "Empuja la barra hacia abajo hasta que los brazos estén completamente extendidos.",
    "Regresa lentamente a la posición inicial.",
    "Repite."
  ],
  "tips_en": [
    "Keep your torso upright.",
    "Only your forearms should move."
  ],
  "tips_de": [
    "Halte den Oberkörper aufrecht.",
    "Nur die Unterarme bewegen sich."
  ],
  "tips_es": [
    "Mantén el torso erguido.",
    "Solo deben moverse los antebrazos."
  ],
  "met": 5.0,
  "images": {
    "flat": {
      "start": "images/flat/tricep-pushdown-start.webp",
      "peak": "images/flat/tricep-pushdown-peak.webp"
    }
  }
}

Fetch just this exercise

const { exercises } = await fetch(
  "https://exercise-dataset.com/exercises.json"
).then(r => r.json());
const ex = exercises.find(e => e.id === "tricep-pushdown");

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