Machine Triceps Extension

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Watch Machine Triceps Extension

Technique

How to perform Machine Triceps Extension

1. Select the load and adjust the seat so your armpits are near the top of the forward pad.
2. Keep your chest and upper arms against the pad, take the handles and begin with your elbows bent.
3. Straighten your elbows to push the handles away while keeping the upper arms and torso still.
4. Bend the elbows slowly to return the handles without letting the load pull your arms off the pad.
5. Repeat through the controlled machine range, then return the lever to its resting position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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