Band Overhead Triceps Extension
A standing band triceps exercise where you extend your elbows overhead while keeping your upper arms mostly fixed.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Stand on the middle of the band with feet hip-width apart and hold one end in each hand.
- Raise your hands overhead and bend your elbows so your hands move behind your head.
- Keep your upper arms close to your ears and brace your midsection.
- Straighten your elbows to press the band overhead until your arms are fully extended.
- Pause briefly at the top, then bend your elbows slowly to return behind your head.
- Repeat without letting your elbows flare wide.
Form cues
- Elbows point forward
- Upper arms stay still
- Brace your ribs down
- Fully straighten the elbows
Common mistakes
- Elbows flare out to the sides
- Lower back arches as the band goes overhead
- Upper arms drift forward and backward
- Only moving partway instead of fully extending
Breathing
Inhale as you lower your hands behind your head, and exhale as you straighten your elbows overhead.
