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Cable High Pulley Straight Bar Overhead Triceps Extension
How to do the cable high pulley straight bar overhead triceps extension, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Attach a straight bar to a high pulley and grip it with both hands overhand. Step forward and face away from the stack, raising the bar overhead with your elbows bent beside your head. Extend your arms to press the bar up and overhead, keeping your elbows stationary, then return under control.
- 1Feel your triceps contract as you extend the bar overhead
- 2Keep your elbows close to your head and pointing forward
- 3Squeeze at full extension and control the return
Common mistakes
- Avoid flaring your elbows outward
- Don't lean too far forward or let the weight pull you back; brace your core
- Avoid bending your wrists; keep them neutral
Muscles worked
The cable high pulley straight bar overhead triceps extension mainly works the triceps.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
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More triceps exercises
- How to do the bent-over tricep extension
- How to do the crossbody tricep extension
- How to do the cable katana tricep extension
- How to do the cable single arm tricep extension
- How to do the kickback
- How to do the lying tricep extension
Last reviewed June 2026.