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Cable triceps kickback

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

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WorksTriceps

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hinge forward beside a low pulley, upper arm against your side.
  2. Straighten the elbow back
  3. Return slowly, upper arm still

Muscles worked

Cable triceps kickback: 3D figure mid-rep with the triceps highlighted

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