Back · Cable
Cable Incline Pushdown
How to do the cable incline pushdown, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPull
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set a pulley to about head height with a straight or rope attachment and step back into a slight forward lean with your arms angled up. Keeping your elbows fixed, push the attachment down and away until your arms are straight, squeezing your lats, then return under control.
- 1Feel your lats and triceps drive the attachment down
- 2Keep your elbows close and your torso braced
- 3Squeeze your lats at the bottom of each rep
Common mistakes
- Don't round your back or bend at the waist to push
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
- Don't let the cable pull your arms up too quickly
Muscles worked
The cable incline pushdown mainly works the lats, with the triceps, lower traps, and rear delts assisting.
- LatsPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Lower TrapsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.