Cable Incline Pushdown
Lying back on an incline bench with the high cable behind the head, sweep the bar on straight arms from overhead down to the thighs.
How to do it
Setup
Back on an incline bench, head toward the pulley, the bar held overhead on straight arms.
Steps
- Sweep the bar over the face and down to the thighs.
- Keep the elbows soft and fixed the whole way.
- Let the bar travel back overhead into the stretch.
Common mistakes
Bending the elbows to press the bar down: they stay soft and fixed. Lower back arching off the bench at the stretch: ribs down, back flat. Stack pulling the arms too far back: stop where the shoulders are comfortable.
Breathing
Exhale sweeping down, inhale returning.
