Upper Body Stretching: Over Head Triceps Stretch Video

The over head triceps stretch is effective if you have a good range of motion. Learn how to properly perform this stretch from a former professional athlete in this free video.

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Vincent has played football for the past seven years. He has also played professional football in Europe.

Once again we're going to go back to the tricep. But this one's going to be a little bit different. We're going to do what's called the over-the-head tricep stretch. Now, this is for guys that have a good range of motion in the shoulder. And Steve, go ahead and we'll turn you around. And you can see how he's holding, his hand is almost touching the center of his back, and he's holding over his elbow to keep this tricep stretched and nice and warm. This is a little bit more of a difficult stretch because a lot of people have shoulder problems, so their range of motion isn't as great. Steve's a young guy; he's good and flexible. Go ahead and switch up. And he can just hold it in place. Once again, we'll turn you this way. You can see, here's the tricep muscle on the back of the arm. So, if what he's doing, like I said, begins to feel hot or stretched or strained, he can let off a little bit. We'll go ahead and, your range of motion, it's all up to you. So, where he can pull his elbow almost back and be touching the middle of his back, some people are going to start off at a very slow rate, but it's a great stretch if you can get it. And if you can get the shoulders warmed up, and the tricep, then you're on your way to a good performance.

Upper Body Stretching: Over Head Triceps Stretch Video

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