Arms · Cable
Cable Neutral Grip Kickback
How to do the cable neutral grip kickback, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set a cable to the low position and grab the handle with a neutral grip. Hinge forward slightly, tuck your upper arm against your side, and extend your elbow to press the handle back until your arm is straight. Squeeze the triceps, then return under control.
- 1Your triceps squeezing as you straighten your arm back
- 2Your upper arm pinned still against your side
- 3A steady cable tension through the whole rep
Common mistakes
- Letting your upper arm swing or drift away from your body
- Using your shoulder or torso to fling the weight back
- Rounding your back as you hinge forward
Muscles worked
The cable neutral grip kickback mainly works the triceps.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the cable neutral grip kickback for you and tracks it every session.
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More triceps exercises
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- How to do the crossbody tricep extension
- How to do the cable katana tricep extension
- How to do the cable single arm tricep extension
- How to do the kickback
- How to do the lying tricep extension
Last reviewed June 2026.