Bar Band Standing Triceps Extension

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a resistance band with both hands above your head.

Keep your elbows close to your ears as you extend your arms straight up, then slowly lower back to the starting position.

  1. Secure the band under your feet.
  2. Grip the band with both hands, palms facing forward.
  3. Extend your arms fully, then return to the start.

How to perform the Bar Band Standing Triceps Extension

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Bar Band Standing Triceps Extension using your body weight.
  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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