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Triceps · Beginner

Overhead Dumbbell Triceps Extension

Triceps · also Front Delts

Equipment: Dumbbell

How to do it

  • Stand tall and hold one dumbbell overhead with both hands
  • Brace your core so your ribs stay down over your hips
  • Point your elbows forward, upper arms close to your head
  • Bend only at the elbows to lower the weight behind your head
  • Straighten your arms back up without moving your upper arms

Common mistake

✕ ELBOWS DRIFTING FORWARD → ✓ UPPER ARMS STAY VERTICAL

Starting point: 3 sets × 10–12 reps, 60s rest.

In the app: rotate the 3D model, slow it down and watch the mistake next to the correct form.

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Cues checked against: acefitness.org, ocw.mit.edu, fsc.kzoo.edu.

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