Arms
Standing Triceps Extension
Stand facing a wall, about arm's length away, feet shoulder-width apart. Place hands on the wall at shoulder height and width, fingers pointing up.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Arms
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- triceps brachii
Secondary muscles
- anterior deltoid
- pectoralis major (clavicular head)
Target muscles
- arms
How to perform
- 1
Stand facing a wall, about arm's length away, feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Place hands on the wall at shoulder height and width, fingers pointing up.
- 3
Lean forward, bending your elbows, allowing your chest to move towards the wall while keeping your body straight.
- 4
Push through your palms, extending your elbows to push your body back to the starting position.
- 5
Keep your core engaged and avoid shrugging your shoulders.
- 6
Focus on contracting the triceps at the top of the movement.
Safety & form
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