Triceps Extension - Seated One Water Bottle

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 8-12 Reps

Beginner Triceps Strength Water Bottle Chair Push Home

Purpose: This exercise is used to target the triceps muscle to develop size, definition, strength, endurance and power.

Benefits: This exercise works all heads of the triceps.

Sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart. Grasp a water bottle and hold it with both hands. Raise the dumbbell straight above your head. This is your starting position. Lower the bottle behind your head, while keeping your upper arms stationary close to your head. Inhale during this movement. Push the bottle, in an arc with your triceps, back to the starting position, keeping your upper arms stationary and close to your head. Exhale during this movement. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.


The triceps muscle group are straight muscles with three heads. All three heads straighten the elbow while the long head, crossing the shoulder joint also adducts the shoulder (pulls it down from the side) and extends the shoulder (pulls it down from the front).

Step 1

Sit on a chair, holding a water bottle straight over your head, keeping your elbows close to your head.

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Sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart. Grasp a water bottle and hold it with both hands. Raise the dumbbell straight above your head. This is your starting position.

Step 2

Slowly lower the water bottle behind your head, in an arc, without moving your upper arms.

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Lower the bottle behind your head, while keeping your upper arms stationary close to your head. Inhale during this movement.

Step 3

Push bottle, in an arc, back to the starting position, keeping your upper arms stationary.

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Push the bottle, in an arc with your triceps, back to the starting position, keeping your upper arms stationary and close to your head. Exhale during this movement.