# Overhead Barbell Triceps Extension

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/overhead-barbell-triceps-extension

Also known as: Standing Barbell Triceps Extension, Barbell French Press, Overhead Standing Barbell Triceps Extension, Overhead BB Triceps Extension, Overhead Barbell Tricep Extension

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Triceps
- Helps: Anconeus
- Holds: Deltoid, Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Barbell

## Technique

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and press a light barbell overhead with an overhand grip, hands about shoulder width or a little closer.
2. Point the elbows forward and keep the upper arms close to your head.
3. Bend the elbows to lower the bar behind your head until the forearms pass parallel to the floor.
4. Straighten the arms to bring the bar back overhead.

### Cues

- Only the forearms move: the upper arms stay still.
- Brace the abs and squeeze the glutes so the lower back does not arch.
- Start light: the elbows and shoulders are under stretch at the bottom.

### Common mistakes

- Elbows flaring wide to the sides.
- Arching the lower back to get the bar overhead.
- Dropping the bar fast into the bottom position.

## Variations

- [Overhead EZ-Bar Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/overhead-ez-bar-triceps-extension)
- [Seated Overhead Barbell Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-overhead-barbell-triceps-extension)
- [Seated Overhead EZ-Bar Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/seated-overhead-ez-bar-triceps-extension)

## Alternatives

- [Overhead Cable Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/overhead-cable-triceps-extension)
- [Triceps Pushdown](https://heatsy.app/ex/triceps-pushdown)