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Total Gym Tricep Extension

IntermediateStrengthTier T3

You lie on your back on the reclined Total Gym glideboard, holding the arm pulley handles. You straighten your elbows to press the handles away, then bend them to return.

Targets: Elbow
Muscles: Triceps

Stop if

Choose an easier exercise if pain reaches 6 out of 10 or becomes sharp. Stop and rest if pain reaches 8 out of 10.

This is the general ClapMove rule. This exercise has no extra stop rule of its own.

  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

No equipment needed

Dosage

3

Sets

8

Reps / Time

60 sec

Rest

controlled

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. A woman lying on her back on an inclined glideboard, both hands holding cable handles just above her face, elbows bent.

    Step 1 of 3

    Lie on your back on the glideboard, facing away from the height-adjustment column, with both feet flat on the board. Grip one handle in each hand and bend your elbows so both hands sit just above your face.

  2. The same woman, now with both arms extended straight, having pushed the handles away from her chest and face.

    Step 2 of 3

    Keeping your elbow position stationary, push both handles away from your chest until your arms are straight.

  3. A woman lying on her back on an inclined glideboard, both hands holding cable handles just above her face, elbows bent.

    Step 3 of 3

    Lie on your back on the glideboard, facing away from the height-adjustment column, with both feet flat on the board. Grip one handle in each hand and bend your elbows so both hands sit just above your face.

Safety Information

Keep the elbow position stationary throughout -- letting the upper arms drift or flare changes which muscles carry the load. If you have a shoulder, elbow, or wrist injury, ask a physical therapist or physician before attempting this exercise, because it loads the extending arms against a cable while reclined on a sliding apparatus. Stop and bring both handles back toward your face with control immediately if you feel a pinch, sharp pain, or loss of grip at any point in the extension. Stop if the exercise causes pain or you become unwell. Seek appropriate professional advice about symptoms or suitability.

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