What equipment do you need for the Cross-Body Cable Tricep Extension?

It uses a cable machine. Without it, the Barbell Skullcrusher and the Dumbbell Seated Overhead Tricep Extension train the same muscles the same way.

Is the Cross-Body Cable Tricep Extension good for beginners?

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Tricep Kickbacks.

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A high-pulley triceps extension that drives the working arm across the body from the opposite shoulder to lockout.

Set a cable at a high pulley and hold the bare cable end in the working hand.
Stand beside the stack and bring that hand to the opposite shoulder, elbow bent.
Rest the free hand behind your back and brace the trunk so the torso stays still.
Keep the working upper arm fixed and extend the elbow until the arm is straight.
Pause at lockout, then bend the elbow under control back to the opposite shoulder.
Finish the set, then switch arms.

Letting the elbow drift forward, which turns an isolation into a shoulder press-down.
Leaning the torso into the cable, which hides how little the triceps moved.
Snapping the lockout, which dumps tension at the only part of the range that matters here.
Using a D-handle the approved clip does not show, which changes the grip and the line of pull.

What muscles does the Cross-Body Cable Tricep Extension work?: Mainly the triceps.
What equipment do you need for the Cross-Body Cable Tricep Extension?: It uses a cable machine. Without it, the Barbell Skullcrusher and the Dumbbell Seated Overhead Tricep Extension train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Cross-Body Cable Tricep Extension good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Tricep Kickbacks.