Cable Single Arm Overhead Tricep Extension
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Cable
HOW TO PERFORM
- Set a handle on a low cable, take it in one hand and turn your back to the machine.
- Bring the hand up until the arm is straight overhead, upper arm beside the head and elbow pointing up.
- Bend the elbow to lower the handle behind the head until you feel the stretch, then extend back up.
- Finish the set on that arm, then switch.
FORM TIPS
- Keep the upper arm still so only the elbow moves. If the shoulder swings forward to help, the weight is too heavy.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Triceps
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