Triceps Extension (Machine)
Trains the triceps. 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 Triceps Extension (Machine)
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 Triceps Extension (Machine) trains
Technique
How to do the Triceps Extension (Machine)
- Sit on the triceps extension machine and adjust the seat so your upper arms rest comfortably on the pad. Grasp the handles with your palms facing inward or down.
- Keeping your upper arms fixed against the pad, extend your elbows to press the handles down and forward until your arms are fully extended.
- Pause briefly at full extension, squeezing your triceps.
- Slowly return the handles to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your upper arms pressed against the pad throughout; only your forearms should move.
- Extend fully and squeeze your triceps at the end of each repetition.
- Exhale as you extend your arms and inhale as you return to the start.
- Avoid using momentum or lifting your elbows off the pad to move the weight.
Substitutes
Swap Triceps Extension (Machine) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Triceps Extension (Machine) 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.