Muscles worked
triceps, shoulders
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cable alternate triceps extension
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- cable
- Target muscle
- triceps
- Muscle group
- shoulders
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Hold the cable handle with your right hand and bring your arm up so that your upper arm is parallel to the ground and your elbow is bent at a 90-degree angle.
- 3
Keep your upper arm stationary and extend your forearm backward, fully straightening your arm.
- 4
Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position.
- 5
Repeat with your left arm.
- 6
Continue alternating arms for the desired number of repetitions.
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