cable rear drive: technique and muscles worked

Animated demonstration of cable rear drive

How to do this exercise

Step:1 Attach a handle to a low pulley cable machine and stand facing away from the machine.
Step:2 Grasp the handle with an overhand grip and extend your arms straight out in front of you.
Step:3 Keeping your elbows stationary, pull the handle back towards your body, squeezing your triceps at the end of the movement.
Step:4 Slowly return the handle to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Equipment: Cable machine
Body part: Arms
Target muscle: Triceps
Secondary muscle: Forearms Posterior deltoid

Hypertrophy grade

Good8 / 10

Nemeo’s take

Unlike traditional extensions in front of you, this position places the arms above the head, which puts the long portion of the triceps (the muscle located at the back of the arm) in a state of extreme stretch. The long head is the only one of the three heads of the triceps that attaches to the shoulder blade. To fully recruit it, it is imperative to raise your elbow. By turning your back to the machine, you benefit from continuous tension and a pulling angle that promotes this stretch under load, a factor proven to maximize hypertrophy.

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