Overhead cable triceps extension

Cable, rope

Also called cable overhead triceps extension, overhead rope extension

Overhead cable triceps extension, start positionOverhead cable triceps extension, end position
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Face away from the cable with the rope behind your head and straighten your arms overhead.

  1. Staggered stance, slight forward lean
  2. Elbows point forward and stay put
  3. Straighten fully and spread the rope at the end
  4. Slow stretch back behind the head

Movement

Pattern
Elbow extension
Type
Isolation, one joint moves
Sides
Both sides together
Equipment
Cable

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body

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