Low Cable Triceps Extension

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Low Cable Triceps Extension — start position
Start
Low Cable Triceps Extension — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryTriceps

How to do it

  1. 01

    Select the desired weight and lay down face up on the bench of a seated row machine that has a rope attached to it. Your head should be pointing towards the attachment.

  2. 02

    Grab the outside of the rope ends with your palms facing each other (neutral grip).

  3. 03

    Position your elbows so that they are bent at a 90 degree angle and your upper arms are perpendicular (90 degree angle) to your torso. Tip: Keep the elbows in and make sure that the upper arms point to the ceiling while your forearms point towards the pulley above your head. This will be your starting position.

  4. 04

    As you breathe out, extend your lower arms until they are straight and vertical. The upper arms and elbows remain stationary throughout the movement. Only the forearms should move. Contract the triceps hard for a second.

  5. 05

    As you breathe in slowly return to the starting position.

  6. 06

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Low Cable 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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