Cable triceps

Men's Fitness, Oct, 2001 by Mike Carlson, Allan Donnelly, Ben Kallen, Bobby Lee, Dennis Nishi, Mark Thorpe, Tom Weede

The triceps are the largest muscles in your arms, constituting two-thirds of your upper arm. To effectively develop the triceps, you need to subject them to a variety of stresses--from different angles to different types of tension. The cable triceps kick-back, basically the same movement as the dumbbell triceps kick-back, has the added benefit of providing smooth, continuous tension. Here's how to do it right:

THE RIGHT WAY START

* Knees slightly bent

* Neck in its natural alignment

* Natural bend at waist

* Upper arm parallel to floor

* Elbow set at 90 degrees

* Non-working arm braced on knee for support

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FINISH

* Knee position maintained

* Neck in its natural alignment

* Natural bend at waist

* Arm parallel to floor

* Non-working arm braced on knee for support

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THE WRONG WAY

START FINISH

Stress on triceps reduced due to:

* Body too upright

* Elbow set at less than 90 degrees

* Arm not parallel to floor

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