{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "Overhead EZ-Bar Triceps Extension",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "French Press",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "EZ-Bar French Press",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Seated EZ-Bar Overhead Triceps Extension",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Overhead Triceps Extension",
      "kind": "common"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "triceps-long-head",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "triceps-lateral-head",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "triceps-medial-head",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "anconeus",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "rectus-abdominis",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "rotator-cuff",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "forearm-flexors",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "elbow",
        "actions": [
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "glenohumeral",
        "actions": [
          "isometric-stabilization"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "scapulothoracic",
        "actions": [
          "isometric-stabilization"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "lumbar-spine",
        "actions": [
          "isometric-stabilization"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "hypertrophy",
      "strength"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "isolation-elbow-extension"
    ],
    "mechanics": "isolation",
    "force": "push",
    "kinetic_chain": "open",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "sagittal"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic"
    ],
    "level": "intermediate"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "required": [
      [
        "ez-bar"
      ],
      [
        "bench",
        "adjustable-bench"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "1519"
  },
  "id": "oec:ez-bar-overhead-triceps-extension",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Sit upright on a flat bench or a bench with low back support, holding an EZ-bar with an overhand grip on the inner bends.",
      "Press the bar directly overhead until your arms are extended vertically with your elbows tucked inward."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Keeping your upper arms stationary and close to your ears, lower the bar behind your head by bending at the elbows.",
      "Descend until you feel a deep stretch in the triceps, around a ninety-degree elbow angle or slightly deeper.",
      "Drive the weight upward by extending your elbows until your arms return to the fully extended starting position.",
      "Squeeze the triceps firmly at the top before beginning the next repetition."
    ],
    "breathing": "Inhale as you lower the bar behind your head; exhale forcefully as you extend your elbows back to the top.",
    "cues": [
      "Elbows pointed forward",
      "Upper arms fixed like pillars",
      "Ribs down, avoid arching the lower back"
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Flaring the elbows outward excessively during the descent.",
        "correction": "Keep elbows pointing mostly forward and relatively close together to maintain tension on the triceps and protect the shoulders."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Arching the lumbar spine to compensate for poor shoulder mobility.",
        "correction": "Brace the abdominals firmly and use a bench with vertical back support if needed."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Moving the upper arms forward and back like a pullover.",
        "correction": "Isolate the movement to the elbow joint; keep the upper arms locked in a near-vertical plane."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Carefully lower the bar to your chest or have a spotter take it when finishing the set rather than dropping it behind your neck.",
        "Do not use excessive weight that forces severe cervical flexion or lumbar hyperextension."
      ],
      "spotter": "recommended"
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "total",
      "implements": 1,
      "kind": "external"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps",
          "load"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {
      "e1rm": true,
      "volume": true
    },
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "EZ-Bar Overhead Triceps Extension",
  "previous_ids": [
    "oec:overhead-triceps-extension"
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup",
      "/relations"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: Overhead Triceps Extension",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/1519/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "author": "benjamin.yildiz@proton.me"
      }
    ]
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:barbell-overhead-triceps-extension"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:barbell-overhead-triceps-extension"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:cable-overhead-triceps-extension"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:seated-dumbbell-overhead-triceps-extension"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "pronated",
      "width": "narrow"
    },
    "load_position": "overhead",
    "position": "seated",
    "range": "full"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "An isolation exercise performed seated or standing that extends an EZ-curl bar overhead to target the triceps, particularly emphasizing the long head."
}