Cable Incline Pushdown

How to do the Cable Incline Pushdown

1. Lie on incline an bench facing away from a high pulley machine that has a straight bar attachment on it.
2. Grasp the straight bar attachment overhead with a pronated (overhand; palms down) shoulder width grip and extend your arms in front of you. The bar should be around 2 inches away from your upper thighs. This will be your starting position.
3. Keeping the upper arms stationary, lift your arms back in a semi circle until the bar is straight over your head. Breathe in during this portion of the movement.
4. Slowly go back to the starting position using your lats and hold the contraction once you reach the starting position. Breathe out during the execution of this movement.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	lats
Equipment	cable machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No cable machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Chin-Up Bodyweight Pullups Bodyweight V-Bar Pullup Bodyweight Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up Bodyweight Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell Leverage Iso Row Machine

Harder than the Cable Incline Pushdown

Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up intermediate · Bodyweight Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck intermediate · Cable Machine Weighted Pull Ups intermediate · Other Equipment

Superset the Cable Incline Pushdown with

Opposing shoulders and chest work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral shoulders Cable Crossover chest Cable Iron Cross chest Cable Rear Delt Fly shoulders

Common questions

What muscles does the Cable Incline Pushdown work?

The Cable Incline Pushdown primarily works the lats. Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown, Straight-Arm Pulldown, and Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover train the same muscle, across 7 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Cable Incline Pushdown?

A Cable Machine. Without a cable machine, Chin-Up, Pullups, and V-Bar Pullup train the same muscle, and 8 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Cable Incline Pushdown suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Cable Incline Pushdown is rated beginner. Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up, Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck, and Weighted Pull Ups are the progressions from here.

Where should the Cable Incline Pushdown go in a workout?

Late — the Cable Incline Pushdown is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral and Cable Crossover cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Rope Straight-Arm Pulldown Cable Machine Straight-Arm Pulldown Cable Machine Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell Chin-Up Bodyweight Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Cable Machine Elevated Cable Rows Cable Machine