Cable Cross-body Tricep Extension

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Watch Cable Cross-body Tricep Extension

Technique

How to perform Cable Cross-body Tricep Extension

1. Attach a single handle to each of two opposite high pulleys and stand between them.
2. Take the left-side handle in your right hand and the right-side handle in your left hand.
3. Bring the upper arms close to your torso with elbows bent and forearms angled upward and inward.
4. Keep the upper arms steady as you extend both elbows, moving the handles downward and outward.
5. Bend both elbows under control to return the handles upward and inward.
6. Repeat with both arms moving together and the crossed cable paths kept clear.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.