Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension
Description
The bodyweight overhead triceps extension is an overhead tricep builder using bodyweight. The lifter grips a high bench or bar overhead and lowers the body behind the head by bending the elbows. The overhead position stretches the long head of the tricep hard.
Equipment Required
Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension Instructions
- Set a sturdy bar or bench at chest height.
- Stand facing away from the bar.
- Reach overhead behind the head and grip the bar.
- Step the feet forward so the body leans back at an angle.
- Brace your core and keep the body in a straight line.
- Lower the body by bending the elbows behind the head.
- Stop when the elbows are fully bent.
- Press back up to extension by extending the elbows.
Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension Form & Visual
Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension Benefits
- Bodyweight tricep builder
- Trains the long head
- No weights needed
- Strong stretch under tension
- Useful tricep builder
- Easy to scale by angle
Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension Muscles Worked
- Triceps brachii
- Pectoralis major
- Latissimus dorsi
Bodyweight Overhead Triceps Extension Variations & Alternatives
- Overhead Tricep Extension
- Skullcrusher
- Cable Pushdown
- Diamond Push Up
