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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Triceps

Equipment Required

Cable Machine

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Push

Secondary Muscles

Shoulders

Exercise Description

The seated low pulley overhead tricep extension builds bigger, stronger triceps by hitting all three heads. It gives you better control and stability than standing versions.

How To

1. Sit facing away from the cable machine with a rope or bar attachment set at the lowest pulley position. 2. Grab the attachment with both hands and bring it behind your head, keeping your upper arms vertical and elbows close to your ears. 3. Start the seated low pulley overhead tricep extension with your forearms parallel to the floor, feeling a stretch in your triceps. 4. Extend your arms straight up by contracting your triceps, keeping your upper arms completely still throughout the movement. 5. Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position, maintaining control and feeling the stretch in your triceps muscles.

Form Tips

• Keep your core tight and back straight throughout the entire seated low pulley overhead tricep extension movement. • Your upper arms should stay perfectly still - only your forearms move during this exercise. • Control the weight on the way down to maximize muscle tension and prevent injury. • Keep your elbows close to your head and pointing forward, not flaring out to the sides.

Common Mistakes

• Using too much weight and letting your elbows flare out wide, which reduces tricep activation in the seated low pulley overhead tricep extension. • Moving your upper arms during the movement instead of keeping them locked in position throughout the exercise. • Rushing through the reps without controlling the weight, especially on the lowering portion of the movement.

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