Assisted Standing Triceps Extension (With Towel)

1. Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart. 2. Hold the towel with both hands, one end in each hand. 3. Raise your arms overhead, keeping your elbows close to your head. 4. Slowly lower the towel behind your head, bending your elbows. 5. Extend your arms back up overhead, straightening your elbows. 6. Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Assisted Standing Triceps Extension (With Towel)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Assisted Standing Triceps Extension (With Towel) using your assisted.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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