V-Bar Pushdown
Also known as: V-Bar Triceps Pushdown, V-Handle Cable Pushdown, V-Bar Tricep Pushdown
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Equipment
Technique
- Attach a V-bar to a high pulley and grip both sides with the thumbs on top.
- Stand close with a slight forward lean and the elbows at your sides.
- Press the bar down until the arms are straight and the bar is near your thighs.
- Let it rise slowly until the forearms are just above parallel.
Cues
- Elbows stay fixed at your sides.
- Pause with the arms straight.
Common mistakes
- Letting the bar pull the elbows up and forward.
- Using the shoulders and body weight to push.