Cable Alternate Triceps Extension
Expert Advice
Keep your elbows close to your body and avoid using momentum to ensure maximum triceps engagement.
How-to-do Steps
- Stand in front of a cable machine with the pulley set at about shoulder height.
- Grab the handle with one hand and step back into a staggered stance.
- Keep your elbow fixed at your side and extend your arm fully to engage the tricep.
- Slowly return to the starting position while maintaining tension.
- Alternate arms after completing the set with one arm.
Details
Primary

Triceps100%
Equipment
Cable

Exercise Type
Strength