Instead, keep your back neutral—neither flat nor arched—and engage your core by contracting your abdominals. One word of caution: this move isn't for everyone.

There are two particular issues that keep the overhead extension from being an ideal movement for your triceps-building goals, according to Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S.

But there is another kind of overhead press that is easy to do, incredibly safe for the joints, and also checks off the required single-side exercise from your list.It’s the javelin press.