Overhead Triceps
An advanced mobility exercise that works the triceps, needing no equipment.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Overhead Triceps
- Sit upright on the floor with your partner behind you. Raise one arm straight up, and flex the elbow, attempting to touch your hand to your back. Your parner should hold your elbow and wrist. This will be your starting position.
- Attempt to extend the arm straight into the air as your partner prevents you from doing actually doing so.
- After 10-20 seconds, relax the arm and allow your partner to further stretch the tricep by applying gentle pressure to the wrist. Hold for 10-20 seconds, and then switch sides.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Overhead Triceps
2 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Triceps Stretch
A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the triceps.
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Tricep Side Stretch
A beginner mobility exercise that works the triceps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do overhead triceps work?
Overhead Triceps primarily works the triceps. The upper back assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for overhead triceps?
None. Overhead Triceps is a bodyweight movement you can do anywhere you have floor space.
Overhead Triceps: is it suitable for beginners?
Overhead Triceps is rated advanced. High skill or high load. Worth earning rather than starting with.
What can I do instead of overhead triceps?
Triceps Stretch, Tricep Side Stretch train the same primary muscles and are listed with alternatives above.
How do I log overhead triceps in Fitnit?
As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the triceps on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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