Straight-Bar Pushdown
Muscles worked: Triceps.
How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley and take it with an overhand grip.
- Stand tall, elbows pinned to your sides, forearms about parallel to the floor.
- Push the bar down until your elbows are fully locked out.
- Keep the elbows glued in place - only the forearms move.
- Let the bar rise back to the start without the elbows drifting forward.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Overhand grip on the straight bar
- Elbows pinned, full lockout at the bottom
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 10 to 15 rep range, progressing in 2.5 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Dips - chest, triceps
- Triceps Pushdown - triceps
- Overhead Triceps Extension - triceps
- Skullcrusher - triceps
Track the straight-bar pushdown properly
IronPack logs every set, tracks your records at every rep count, shows these form photos mid-workout, and turns the training into a card game you play with your mates.
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Steps, cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-08-16.