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Pushdown on a cable machine

Pushdown is a strength training exercise used for strengthening triceps muscles.

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Quadriceps (front of legs)	Squat (compound) • Leg press (compound) • Lunge (compound) • Leg raise (compound) • Leg extension (isolation)

Hamstrings (back of legs)	Deadlift (compound) • Leg curl (isolation)

Calves	Calf raise (isolation)

Pectorals (chest)	Bench press (compound) • Fly (isolation) • Machine fly (isolation) • Press-up/Push-up (compound) • Pullover (isolation)

Lats and trapezius (upper back)	Bent-over row (compound) • Chin-up (compound) • Pulldown (compound) • Pullup (compound) • Shoulder shrug (isolation)

Deltoids (shoulders)	Front raise (isolation) • Handstand push-up (compound) • Lateral raise (isolation) • Military press (compound) • Shoulder press (compound) • Upright row (compound) • Rear delt raise (isolation)

Triceps (back of arms)	Dip (compound) • Pushdown (isolation) • Triceps extension (isolation)

Biceps (front of arms)	Biceps curl (isolation)

Abdomen and obliques (belly)	Crunch (isolation) • Sit-up (isolation) • Leg raise (compound) • (any rotational movement will engage the obliques)

Lower back	Back extension (isolation) • Deadlift (compound) • Good-morning (compound) • Hyperextension

See also: Bodyweight exercise • Weight training • List of weight training exercises • Bodybuilding

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