Not sure if this is the right forum to discuss specific exercise technique.
This might be a dumb question, but it is related to best way to maximize cable pushdowns (or extensions, as some may call them) on the high pulley.
I always try to find the right angle to recruit more triceps and less chest and shoulders on these. i see a majority lean forward "over" the bar or rope but I sense taht doing so, although puts me in a stronger position to push, gets my chest and delts too involved. When I stand more upright I feel my triceps being more isolated but I tend to lose my balance because the weight stack pulls my whole body LOL...
How do you guys approach this exercise?
Another thing taht I noticed is that most guys push the handle straight down in front of them, but when i push down and back till the handle touches my upper tighs, i am able to recruit mor of the long head (the "meat") of the tricep...So basically I extend "down and back" until the handle bumps my upper legs
This might be a dumb question, but it is related to best way to maximize cable pushdowns (or extensions, as some may call them) on the high pulley.
I always try to find the right angle to recruit more triceps and less chest and shoulders on these. i see a majority lean forward "over" the bar or rope but I sense taht doing so, although puts me in a stronger position to push, gets my chest and delts too involved. When I stand more upright I feel my triceps being more isolated but I tend to lose my balance because the weight stack pulls my whole body LOL...
How do you guys approach this exercise?
Another thing taht I noticed is that most guys push the handle straight down in front of them, but when i push down and back till the handle touches my upper tighs, i am able to recruit mor of the long head (the "meat") of the tricep...So basically I extend "down and back" until the handle bumps my upper legs
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