Arms · Cable
Cable Standing Single Arm Horizontal Triceps Extension
How to do the cable standing single arm horizontal triceps extension, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set a cable pulley to chest height and stand facing away, holding the handle in one hand with your elbow bent and pointing forward. Extend your arm straight out in front of you until the elbow locks softly, then return under control without letting the elbow drift.
- 1A hard tricep squeeze as the arm straightens
- 2Constant tension on the back of the arm
- 3Your upper arm staying fixed and parallel to the floor
Common mistakes
- Letting the elbow drop or drift outward
- Using your torso to swing the handle out
- Turning it into a shoulder push
Muscles worked
The cable standing single arm horizontal triceps extension mainly works the triceps.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the cable standing single arm horizontal triceps extension for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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.