Overhead Triceps Extension (Cable)
Trains the triceps, with help from the shoulders. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Overhead Triceps Extension (Cable)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a triceps exercise that is, there are 12 on the Triceps page.
Muscles worked
What Overhead Triceps Extension (Cable) trains
Technique
How to do the Overhead Triceps Extension (Cable)
- Attach an EZ bar to the high pulley of a cable machine. Stand with your back facing the machine, feet shoulder-width apart, and grasp the EZ bar with both hands, palms facing up.
- Step forward slightly to create tension in the cable and position your feet in a staggered stance for stability. Extend your arms straight up above your head, keeping your elbows close to your ears.
- Lower the EZ bar behind your head by bending your elbows, keeping your upper arms stationary.
- Extend your arms back to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Exhale as you extend your arms and inhale as you lower the EZ bar.
- Keep your elbows close to your ears and stationary throughout the exercise.
- Focus on squeezing your triceps at the top of the movement.
Substitutes
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Let the app run the Overhead Triceps Extension (Cable) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.