Machine pressing that isolates the triceps overhead.
Keep your elbows in and let only your forearms move.
This machine puts your arms overhead and has you press from a deep elbow bend, which trains the triceps in their most stretched position, the one that matters most for the long head. The seat and pad lock your torso in place, so unlike free-weight overhead extensions there is no balancing act, just triceps moving the stack through a fixed path. Deep stretch, strict press, repeat.
Same idea, overhead triceps work in a stretched position, but the machine stabilises everything for you. No wobbling dumbbell behind your head, no shoulder mobility juggling, just a fixed path you can load progressively and safely push close to failure.
The overhead position stretches the long head of the triceps, which regular pushdowns barely lengthen. Pairing an overhead press like this with pushdowns covers the muscle from both ends.
A little flare is natural, but wide elbows shift stress off the triceps and into the shoulders. Keep them tucked toward your head, let only your forearms travel, and lower the stack until that position holds.
