Kneeling Cable Triceps Extension

What it is

This exercise effectively targets your triceps. You perform it kneeling with a cable machine, extending a bar from an overhead position. It isolates the triceps, providing a focused and intense workout.

Technique tips

• Keep your upper arms stable and close to your head.
• Fully extend your elbows until your arms are parallel to the floor.
• Contract your triceps hard at the peak of the extension.
• Control the return slowly, resisting the cable's pull.
• Exhale as you extend the bar, and inhale slowly on the return.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.