# Plate Overhead Triceps Extension

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

Also known as: Plate Overhead Tricep Extension, Weight Plate Overhead Triceps Extension, Overhead Plate Triceps Extension

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Triceps
- Helps: Anconeus
- Holds: Deltoid, Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Weight Plate

## Technique

1. Stand or sit holding a weight plate flat with both hands on its sides, arms straight overhead.
2. Bend the elbows to lower the plate behind your head, keeping the upper arms close to your ears.
3. Stop when the forearms are roughly parallel or you feel a stretch in the triceps.
4. Straighten your arms to raise the plate back overhead.

### Cues

- Hold the plate firmly with fingers spread on the rim.
- Keep ribs down and the elbows pointing forward.

### Common mistakes

- Arching the back as the plate goes overhead.
- Letting the elbows flare wide.
- Using a plate so heavy that the grip slips.

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-triceps-extension)
- [Overhead Barbell Triceps Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/overhead-barbell-triceps-extension)