Rope Triceps Pushdown

Trains the Lateral Head and Medial Head.

Equipment
Cable
Mechanic
Isolation
Force
Push
Level
Beginner

How to do it

  1. Attach a rope to a high cable pulley and stand facing it, about a foot back.
  2. Take one end of the rope in each hand with your palms facing each other.
  3. Pull the rope down until your upper arms are against your sides and your elbows are bent to about ninety degrees.
  4. Keeping the upper arms pinned, straighten your elbows and push the rope down.
  5. At the bottom, pull the two ends of the rope apart and slightly back, so your palms end up facing the floor. This extra spread is what the rope offers over a bar.
  6. Let the rope rise back under control until your forearms are just past parallel to the floor.

Common mistakes

Muscles worked

Primary