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Best tricep exercise

The best tricep exercise is probably the one you do using your bodyweight. Immediately below are links to other pages on the triceps, more coming, and then the 2 basic bodyweight exercises for triceps.

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Benefits of triceps exercises

Tricep exercises with dumbbells

Tricep exercise with barbell

Tricep stretching exercises

The following 2 exercises are the basic tricep movements. Both movements are similar in difficulty. So, you should do roughly the same number of sets and reps.

The two exercises featured here may be the two best tricep exercises because both are functional, that is, you learn to do something useful with your body - move it up and down. They are also excellent tricep exercises because they indirectly work the chest muscles.

Typically, you should start with 2 - 3 sets, 4 to 15 reps.

Movements can be modified to make them easier or harder. But, when starting out, do a number of reps, sets and difficulty level that may feel easy because the movements are demanding and can strain the elbow joints. So, start low and slow and progress gradually.

Tricep Dips

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Sit on chair. Your feet are touching the floor. Place your hands at the sides of your body, grasping the front edge of the seat. Step your feet in front of you until your butt is in front of. Avoid touching, the chair. Slowly lower your body toward floor until your arms form 90-degree angles. Back to start. Repeat as per reps.

Of course you could use any appropriate structure instead of a chair as long as it’s stable and has something to hold on to. Dipping bars would be ideal. I’ve recently purchased The Rack which sports a very useful dip bar.

If you need to make movement easier, elevate the structure that is being gripped, that lets you dip less of your bodyweight. You can also make the dip easier by placing your feet closer to your butt.

Close-grip Pushups

This is just like a pushup, but keep your hands about shoulder-width apart and keep your elbows tucked into your sides as you do the pushup.

If you wish to make movement more difficult move hands closer together . You can even move them so index fingers touch and thumbs touch to form a diamond.

However, if even initial stance is too difficult you can move hands further apart, closer to a pushup. You can also rest knees on the floor instead of toes.

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