Cross-body cable triceps pushdown

High cable, single handle

Also called cross-body triceps extension

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A one-arm triceps pushdown from a high cable, pressing across the body instead of straight down, which changes the arm path and the stretch at the top.

  1. Elbow pinned near the ribs
  2. Press down and across the body
  3. Full stretch at the top, lock out at the bottom

Movement

Pattern
Elbow extension
Type
Isolation, one joint moves
Sides
One side at a time
Equipment
Cable
Variation of
Cable triceps pushdown

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body

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