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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Triceps

Equipment Required

Cable Machine

Experience Level

Beginner

Force Type

Push

Secondary Muscles

Forearm

Exercise Description

The cable underhand tricep pushdown builds stronger, bigger triceps using an underhand grip. This grip hits your triceps from a different angle than regular pushdowns.

How To

1. Set the cable machine to chest height and attach a straight bar or EZ-curl bar 2. Grab the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart, and step back slightly 3. Keep your elbows tucked at your sides and push the bar down by extending your arms fully 4. Hold the bottom position for a second, then slowly control the weight back up for your cable underhand tricep pushdown 5. Keep tension on your triceps throughout the entire movement and repeat for desired reps

Form Tips

• Keep your elbows glued to your sides throughout the entire cable underhand tricep pushdown movement • Use a controlled tempo - slow up, pause, then push down with power • Don't let your shoulders roll forward or your back arch during the exercise • Squeeze your triceps hard at the bottom and feel the full stretch at the top

Common Mistakes

• Moving your elbows away from your body, which reduces tricep activation in cable underhand tricep pushdown • Using too much weight and letting momentum take over instead of controlled movement • Not getting full range of motion by stopping the cable underhand tricep pushdown movement too early

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