Triceps Pushdown
Performed 1194 times by Overload members
Primary muscles
Also known as: tirage triceps
Other languages: FR
Similar exercises
Same movement pattern or same muscles worked. Useful when the equipment is taken, or to vary without changing the stimulus.
Triceps Pushdown - Rope AttachmentSame cable pushdown movement with rope attachment variation.
Triceps Pushdown - V-Bar AttachmentV-bar cable pushdown, identical primary muscle and movement.
Cable Rope Overhead Triceps ExtensionOverhead rope extension, same cable triceps isolation pattern.
Cable Lying Triceps ExtensionCable lying extension for same primary triceps at identical bodyweight.
Guides covering this exercise
What the studies say about this movement, and what Overload members do with it.
- Cables vs free weights: what the cable really changesThe cable changes the resistance profile, not your gains. Three studies, the 74 cable exercises in the Overload library, and the five members use most.
- Triceps extensions: overhead, lying, or by your sideArm position decides how much the long head grows. What Maeo et al. (2023) measured, and the 67 triceps exercises in the Overload reference library.
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