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Cable Seated High Triceps Extension
How to do the cable seated high 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
Sit facing away from a high cable pulley with a rope or handle overhead. Keep your upper arms next to your head and extend your elbows to press the cable up and forward until your arms are straight. Lower under control back behind your head and repeat.
- 1Triceps stretching at the bottom and contracting as you extend
- 2Upper arms staying still next to your head
- 3Full lockout at the top without rushing
Common mistakes
- Letting your elbows flare wide or drop forward
- Using your shoulders or torso to push the weight
- Bouncing out of the bottom stretch
Muscles worked
The cable seated high triceps extension mainly works the triceps, with the forearms assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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More triceps exercises
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- 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.