# V-Bar Pushdown

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/v-bar-cable-pushdown

Also known as: V-Bar Triceps Pushdown, V-Handle Cable Pushdown, V-Bar Tricep Pushdown

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Cable Station

## Technique

1. Attach a V-bar to a high pulley and grip both sides with the thumbs on top.
2. Stand close with a slight forward lean and the elbows at your sides.
3. Press the bar down until the arms are straight and the bar is near your thighs.
4. 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.

## Alternatives

- [Triceps Pushdown](https://heatsy.app/ex/triceps-pushdown)
- [One-Arm Cable Pushdown](https://heatsy.app/ex/one-arm-cable-pushdown)