Strength · Triceps · Cable
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension is a strength exercise on a cable machine that mainly works the triceps.
How to do it
- Upper arms by the ears, elbows pointing up
- Lower the weight behind the head for a deep stretch
- Straighten the arms without moving the elbows
- Brace the abs so the back does not arch
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Triceps
Joints it loads
- Elbow a lot
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of overhead cable triceps extension, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.