ARMS RACE STARTS HERE!
BAR PUSHDOWNS
EXECUTION: Attach a bar to the top portion of a cable machine. Grab the bar with your palms facing down. The bar should be at about chest level. Lower the bar downward while making sure you keep your elbows in while extending your arms. Squeeze your tricep muscles at the bottom of the movement before you return to the starting position in a controlled motion.
JUAN’ S TIP: This movement is cool to do at the beginning of a triceps routine because it warms up the elbow joints before you move on to other exercises. I pause at the bottom of each rep and squeeze my triceps. Sometimes I don’ t count reps but only focus on the burning sensation I get. When I feel the burn I try to bang out more reps.