Sled Overhead Triceps Extension

How to do it

1. Attach a strap or rope to a sled and face away from it, taking the handles in both hands overhead.
2. Set the upper arms beside the ears with the elbows bent and the hands behind the head, so the strap runs back over the shoulders to the sled.
3. Lean forward slightly and brace the stomach.
4. Straighten the arms overhead to drag the sled a short distance forward.
5. Step forward to take up the slack, let the elbows bend back behind the head, and repeat.
6. Keep the upper arms pointing up for the whole distance.

Common mistakes

• Walking the sled with the body. The step forward only takes up slack; the sled moves because the arms extend, not because you lean and walk.
• Letting the elbows drop forward. The upper arms stay beside the ears; elbows that come forward turn it into a shoulder press against the strap.
• Overloading the sled. If the arms cannot lock out without a lean, the sled is too heavy for the movement.
• Letting the strap go slack. Each repetition starts with the strap taut and the elbows bent; slack means the first inch of the extension is doing nothing.

Muscles worked

Primary

• Long HeadTriceps