Arms · Cable · Isolation · Beginner
Low Cable Triceps Extension


Primary
- Main muscles
- Triceps
How to do it
- 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.
- Grab the outside of the rope ends with your palms facing each other (neutral grip).
- 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.
- 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.
- As you breathe in slowly return to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the triceps as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other tricep exercises
- Incline Push-Up Close-Grip · Bodyweight
- JM Press · Barbell
- Kneeling Cable Triceps Extension · Cable
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Head · Barbell
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin · EZ Bar
- Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension · Dumbbell
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