overhead triceps stretch
overhead triceps stretch exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: triceps. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- triceps
- Muscle group
- shoulders
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
shoulders
How to perform
- Stand or sit upright with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Extend one arm overhead, bending at the elbow so that your hand reaches towards the opposite shoulder blade.
- With your other hand, gently pull the elbow of the extended arm towards the opposite side of your head, feeling a stretch in your triceps.
- Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then release.
- Repeat on the other side.