Lever Alternating Triceps Extension

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Instructions Preparation Sit on seat. Grasp handles and place back of upper arms on padding. Execution Push one lever out and down until arm is fully extended. Return until forearm contacts upper arm. Repeat with opposite arm. Continue alternating movement between arms. Comments If machine has secondary lever (as shown), elbows do not have to be exactly aligned with primary fulcrum.

Classification  Utility: Basic or Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Push Muscles Target Triceps Brachii Synergists None Stabilizers Pectoralis Major, Sternal Deltoid, Posterior Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major Pectoralis Minor Trapezius, Lower Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Flexor Carpi Ulnaris