Triceps · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Triceps Stretch
An overhead triceps stretch: bend one arm behind your head and use the other hand to ease the elbow back. It stretches the long head of the triceps and the back of the shoulder. Keep your ribs down rather than arching your back.
- Primary muscle
- Triceps
- Also works
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Triceps
How to do Triceps Stretch, step by step
- Stand or sit upright with your back straight.
- Extend one arm overhead, bending it at the elbow.
- Place your opposite hand on the bent elbow and gently pull it towards your head.
- Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, feeling a gentle stretch in your triceps.
- Release the stretch and repeat on the other arm.
Track Triceps Stretch in SPLYT
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