Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

How to do the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

1. Sit down at the end of a flat bench with a dumbbell in both arms using a neutral grip (palms of the hand facing you).
2. Bend your knees slightly and bring your torso forward, by bending at the waist, while keeping the back straight until it is almost parallel to the floor. Make sure that you keep the head up.
3. The upper arms with the dumbbells should be close to the torso and aligned with it (lifted up until they are parallel to the floor while the forearms are pointing towards the floor as the hands hold the weights). Tip: There should be a 90-degree angle between the forearms and the upper arm. This is your starting position.
4. Keeping the upper arms stationary, use the triceps to lift the weight as you exhale until the forearms are parallel to the floor and the whole arm is extended. Like many other arm exercises, only the forearm moves.
5. After a second contraction at the top, slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position as you inhale.
6. Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	triceps
Equipment	dumbbell
Difficulty	intermediate
Type	isolation

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Easier than the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

Same movement pattern, lower entry difficulty — work up from here.

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Harder than the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

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Superset the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension with

Opposing biceps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

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Common questions

What muscles does the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension work?

The Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension primarily works the triceps. Band Skull Crusher, Body-Up, and Body Tricep Press train the same muscle, across 9 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension?

Dumbbells. Without dumbbells, Body-Up, Body Tricep Press, and Standing Towel Triceps Extension train the same muscle, and 11 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension suitable for beginners?

It is rated intermediate. Start with Band Skull Crusher, Body Tricep Press, and Cable Incline Triceps Extension and work up.

Where should the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension go in a workout?

Late — the Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Dumbbell Prone Incline Curl and Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl cuts session time without extra rest.

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