Rope Pushdown
Muscles worked: Triceps.
How to do it
- Attach a rope attachment to a high pulley and grab with a neutral grip (palms facing each other).
- Standing upright with the torso straight and a very small inclination forward, bring the upper arms close to your body and perpendicular to the floor.
- Using the triceps, bring the rope down as you bring each side of the rope to the side of your thighs.
- After holding for a second, at the contracted position, bring the rope slowly up to the starting point.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- Split the rope at the bottom
- Knuckles end facing the floor
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 rope 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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Photos and steps: free-exercise-db (public domain). Cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-07-17.