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overhead triceps extension with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

overhead triceps extension with dumbbell

stand with arm overhead, bend and straighten elbow while keeping upper arm stationary to strengthen triceps

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
triceps
Equipment
dumbbell
Goal
postural correction
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand and elevate the arm overhead. Hold a dumbbell and bend the elbow completely close to the ear. Straighten the elbow without moving the upper arm. Hold before bending the elbow to starting position.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.