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Single-Arm Overhead Cable Extension
- Main muscle
- Triceps
- Muscle group
- Arms
- Equipment
- Cable
How to do it
- 1Face away from the cable tower holding a handle overhead in one hand.
- 2Keep your upper arm close to your head, elbow pointing up.
- 3Extend your elbow to press the handle up and forward.
- 4Squeeze your tricep hard at full extension.
- 5Lower the handle slowly back behind your head.
Coaching cues
- Elbow points up and stays put
- Squeeze at lockout
- Control the stretch
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