Overhead Triceps Extension (Barbell)
Holding a barbell overhead with both hands, lower it behind the head by bending the elbows, then straighten. Also called French Press.
- Pattern
- Arms
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Works
- Triceps
- Loads
- Shoulders, elbows, wrists
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
Shoulder Triceps Pushdown (Cable)
Elbows stay down, so the shoulder never goes overhead.
A kickback's wrist stays neutral, not bent back on a bar.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.