Overhead Triceps Stretch

Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart. Raise your right arm overhead and bend it at the elbow, placing your right hand on the upper middle portion of your back. Take your left hand and gently hold onto your right elbow. Hold this stretch for 20-30 seconds and then switch sides.

How to perform the Overhead Triceps Stretch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Overhead Triceps Stretch using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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