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One-arm cable overhead extension

A isolation exercise for the triceps. Equipment: cable machine.

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WorksTriceps

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Face away from a low pulley, handle behind the head.
  2. Straighten the arm overhead
  3. Bend the elbow slowly back

Muscles worked

One-arm cable overhead extension: 3D figure mid-rep with the triceps highlighted

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