Kneeling Cable Triceps Extension

How to perform

1. 01Place a bench sideways in front of a high pulley machine.
2. 02Hold a straight bar attachment above your head with your hands about 6 inches apart with your palms facing down.
3. 03Face away from the machine and kneel.
4. 04Place your head and the back of your upper arms on the bench. Your elbows should be bent with the forearms pointing towards the high pulley. This will be your starting position.
5. 05While keeping your upper arms close to your head at all times with the elbows in, press the bar out in a semicircular motion until the elbows are locked and your arms are parallel to the floor. Contract the triceps hard and keep this position for a second. Exhale as you perform this movement.
6. 06Slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
7. 07Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Form cues

• —Drive through the full range — do not cut the lockout short.
• —Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

• —Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
• —Cutting the range of motion short to add load.