Banded Triceps Pushdown

Triceps extension with a band anchored overhead.

• Isolation
• banda
• Beginner

How to do it

• Band anchored overhead, elbows tucked and fixed; extend to lockout
• Keep the elbow fixed and pointing in the same direction throughout
• Extend to lockout squeezing the triceps and return under control

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 10–15 reps · 0–2 RIR

Tempo: Extend for 1 s, squeeze at the bottom, return for 2 s under control

Common mistakes

• Letting the elbow flare out
• Letting the elbows drift forward to push the band

Muscles worked

Primary

• Triceps

Alternatives

• Cable Triceps Pushdown
• Skullcrusher / Overhead Extension
• Parallel Bar Dips