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TRICEP ROPE PUSHDOWN:

Muscles worked:
Triceps
Instructions:
  • Attach a rope onto a pulley machine gripping the rope with both hands just above the knots.
  • Your feet should be about hip-width apart, your back straight, and abdominals tight.
  • Start with hands holding rope at chest height.
  • Keep your elbows at your side and your upper arms perpendicular to the floor at all times.
  • Slowly push the rope downward until your arms are fully extended. Hold for a brief second while flexing your triceps muscles.
  • Your elbows should remain at your side and your wrists should be locked straight.
  • Slowly allow the rope to raise to the starting position (about chest height).
Don'ts:
  • Don't let your elbows wander away form your body. Keep your elbows on a "fixed-axis" at your side.
  • Don't jerk the rope down. If you have to rock your body or use momentum to complete the exercise the weight is too heavy.
  • Don't let the weight just pull the rope up to the starting position. Control the weight and slowly let the rope rise up resisting the weight.
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