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Cable overhead tricep extension
Difficulty Isolation movements
How to perform it
Overhead triceps isolation on a cable: facing away from the pulley in a split stance with a forward lean, extend the rope forward and up from bent elbows. Unlike the pushdown, the triceps work in a stretched position and load the long head more.
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Equipment
- Cable machine / Pull-up bar pulley systemMachine
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Triceps β lateral and medial heads
- Triceps β long head
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Triceps extensions
Exercise family Β· pattern: Isolation movements
1 family Β· 4 variationsDifficulty
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Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.