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Triceps press

Beginner

Triceps press is a compound bodyweight exercise for the triceps, also working the front delts.

What it works

Primary muscle

Triceps

Also works

Front delts

Equipment
Bodyweight
Type
Compound · Push
Logged as
Reps
Suggested rest
1 min

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
  2. 2Extend your arms straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground.
  3. 3Bend your elbows and lower your body towards the ground, keeping your upper arms close to your sides.
  4. 4Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push yourself back up to the starting position.
  5. 5Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

What to do instead

  • Dumbbell tate pressDumbbell
  • Ez bar standing french pressEZ bar
  • Dumbbell one arm french press on exercise ballDumbbell
  • Ez bar french press on exercise ballEZ bar
  • Dumbbell close-grip pressDumbbell
  • Stalder pressBodyweight

Harder variations

  • Barbell decline close grip to skull pressBarbell
  • Barbell incline reverse-grip pressBarbell
  • Barbell lying close-grip pressBarbell
  • Barbell one arm floor pressBarbell
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