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RORR

isolation arm

Triceps Rope Pushdown

triceps

cable · beginner

How to do it

  1. 1Hold a rope at a high cable with your elbows at your sides.
  2. 2Push down until your arms are straight, then return.

What to think about

  • Only the forearms move.

What usually goes wrong

  • Leaning over the weight to press it down.

Worth knowing

  • Keep your elbows at your sides. Letting them drift forward turns this into a shoulder movement.

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Instead of this

Cable Overhead Triceps ExtensionThe same movement, at the same level.Overhead Dumbbell Triceps ExtensionThe same movement, at the same level.Bench DipThe same movement, at the same level.DipsThe same movement, a step harder when you are ready for it.

What the cautions rest on

The safety points above come from these, not from house opinion.

Every claim RORR makes, with its references

Who checked this

Nobody qualified has. These are standard coaching points and ordinary gym safety, written down: how to set the thing up, what to control, and when to stop a set. They are not a clinical opinion and no physiotherapist or strength coach has read them back. If they disagree with somebody who can actually see you lift, believe that person.