Cable Reverse Grip Triceps Pushdown (Sz-Bar) (With Arm Blaster)

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Step 1: Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart. Step 2: Grasp the Sz-Bar with an underhand grip, ensuring your hands are positioned slightly closer than shoulder-width apart. Step 3: Attach the Arm Blaster to your upper arms, positioning it just above your elbows. Step 4: Keep your core engaged and your back straight throughout the exercise. Step 5: Begin by bending your elbows and bringing your forearms down towards your thighs, keeping your upper arms stationary. Step 6: As you reach the bottom position, fully extend your arms and squeeze your triceps. Step 7: Pause briefly at the bottom of the movement, feeling the contraction in your triceps. Step 8: Slowly, with control, return to the starting position by bending your elbows and allowing the cable bar to move back up. Step 9: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, maintaining proper form and focusing on engaging your triceps throughout the movement. Step 10: Once you have completed the set, carefully release the Arm Blaster and remove it from your arms.

How to perform the Cable Reverse Grip Triceps Pushdown (Sz-Bar) (With Arm Blaster)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Cable Reverse Grip Triceps Pushdown (Sz-Bar) (With Arm Blaster) using your cable.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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