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Overhead Triceps Extension form guide
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Overhead Triceps Extension

Works your triceps.

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A few questions, about a minute. No account needed.

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How to do it

  1. 1Hold one dumbbell with both hands under the top plate and press it overhead.
  2. 2Keep your elbows pointing up, close to your ears.
  3. 3Lower the dumbbell behind your head by bending only your elbows.
  4. 4Straighten your arms to lift it back up.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
Triceps

Get it right

  • Elbows stay narrow
  • Ribs down, no arching
  • Deep stretch at the bottom

Avoid this

  • Elbows flaring wide
  • Arching the lower back
  • Short reps