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Triceps extension guide
Triceps extension guide: the three heads of the triceps and the extensions and pushdowns that hit each, with form cues and common mistakes. Overhead…
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What this guide covers
The three heads of the triceps and the extensions and pushdowns that hit each, with form cues and common mistakes. Overhead, pushdown and skull-crusher options are matched to each of the three heads.
How to use it
Use Triceps extension guide as an orientation page: identify the practical question, inspect the named source base, and follow the scope boundary to the related guide or official service.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | triitsepsi harjutused |
| Finnish | ojentajatreeni |
| Russian | упражнения на трицепс |
| English | triceps extension variations |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: Exercise-science and coaching texts on elbow extension and triceps training. · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
exercisedb has one extension page; this is the triceps family.
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Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
The three heads of the triceps and the extensions and pushdowns that hit each, with form cues and common mistakes. Overhead, pushdown and skull-crusher options are matched to each of the three heads.
What evidence does it use?
Exercise-science and coaching texts on elbow extension and triceps training.
Where does this guide stop?
exercisedb has one extension page; this is the triceps family.
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