Band overhead triceps extension

TricepsBandIntermediate

Perform the band overhead triceps extension to strengthen your triceps and improve upper body stability.

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the band with both hands above your head.
  2. Keep your elbows close to your head and lower the band behind your neck.
  3. Extend your arms back to the starting position, engaging your triceps throughout the movement.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Band overhead triceps extension

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band overhead triceps extension using your band.
  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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