Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension

TricepsCableBeginnerIsolation
Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension — start position
Start
Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryTriceps

How to do it

  1. 01

    Attach a rope to the bottom pulley of the pulley machine.

  2. 02

    Grasping the rope with both hands, extend your arms with your hands directly above your head using a neutral grip (palms facing each other). Your elbows should be in close to your head and the arms should be perpendicular to the floor with the knuckles aimed at the ceiling. This will be your starting position.

  3. 03

    Slowly lower the rope behind your head as you hold the upper arms stationary. Inhale as you perform this movement and pause when your triceps are fully stretched.

  4. 04

    Return to the starting position by flexing your triceps as you breathe out.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension appears when you own a cable stack and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have a cable stack

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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