Overhead triceps extension
Lower a dumbbell behind your head and press it back overhead to strengthen the backs of your arms.
BeginnerDumbbellsLow impactSuggested: 12 reps
How to do it
- Stand tall and hold one dumbbell overhead with both hands.
- Keep your elbows close to your head and bend them to lower the weight behind you.
- Lower until you feel a stretch in your triceps.
- Straighten your arms to press the dumbbell back overhead.
Form tips
- Brace your core so your lower back does not arch.
- Keep your elbows pointing forward, not out.
Muscles worked
TricepsShoulders