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Single-Arm Tricep Extension
- Main muscle
- Triceps
- Muscle group
- Arms
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
How to do it
- 1Sit or stand holding a dumbbell overhead in one hand.
- 2Keep your upper arm close to your head, elbow pointing up.
- 3Lower the dumbbell behind your head by bending your elbow.
- 4Extend your elbow to press the dumbbell back overhead.
- 5Squeeze your tricep hard at the top of the extension.
Coaching cues
- Elbow stays pointed up
- Lower with control
- Squeeze at lockout
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