# Reverse-Grip Cable Pushdown

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/reverse-grip-cable-pushdown

Also known as: Underhand Triceps Pushdown, Supinated Cable Pushdown, Reverse-Grip Triceps Pushdown, Reverse Pushdown, Reverse Grip Pressdown, Supinated Pushdown

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Triceps
- Helps: Anconeus
- Holds: Latissimus Dorsi, Rectus Abdominis, Flexor Carpi Radialis

## Equipment

- Cable Station

## Technique

1. Attach a straight bar to a high pulley and grip it underhand, hands about shoulder width.
2. Stand close with the elbows bent and tucked at your sides.
3. Press the bar down until the arms are straight.
4. Let the bar rise slowly to about chest height.

### Cues

- Use less weight than for an overhand pushdown.
- Keep the wrists straight.

### Common mistakes

- Elbows flaring away from the body.
- Bending the wrists back to move the bar.
- Leaning forward and pushing with the body.

## Alternatives

- [Triceps Pushdown](https://heatsy.app/ex/triceps-pushdown)
- [Machine Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/machine-triceps-extension)