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Triceps Training Exercises


When speaking about triceps training exercises, many people have plenty of questions about how to get your triceps huge. Even thought it isn't easy, but with motivation and drive, your ticeps can be huge.

However, a good triceps weight training is greatly recommended because your triceps are often the weakest muscle when doing bench press exercises, so be sure to train your triceps hard.

Begin by selecting any triceps weight training that you see below:

Dips Cable Tricep Pressdown
Lying Tricep Extension Close Grip Bench Press




Triceps Weight Training

Triceps Weight Training Tips
  • Fully contract the muscle during every repetition.
  • When exercising the hamstring muscle, never bounce during every workout and every repetition.
  • Do not use excessive force.
  • Warm-up before you begin your training program.
  • Weight lift properly and use proper techniques.

It is extremely important that when doing any type of training that you perform the movements properly, if you do not use proper movements then you will not get the full benefits.. It is not easy to unlearn bad workout habits, so learning the right exercises technique from the start is highly recommended.

For every exercises you do, start by picking 3 of these tricep exercises and do about 4 sets for every and all exercises. You can vary the set and the quads exercise that you do for every quadriceps workout.




Triceps Training Exercises

Here you will find a list of several tricep exercises to use during your tricep workout. Each of these tricep exercises that are listed below should be performed with proper technique and proper form to not only avoid any type of injury, but to also allow your muscles to get the full effect of your muscle growth during your exercise.

Now add these tricep exercises into your tricep exercises program and set up a full workout routine and split, go here at: workout routines database.
Triceps Training #1: Dips Tips
  • Be sure to keep your head up and hips straight.
  • Avoid leaning forward, avoid your elbows from moving away from the side portion of your body.  This will cause you to lose focus from your triceps to your chest. 
  • This can also be a weighted exercise by holding a dumbbell with your feet, or by placing weights on to a dip belt. 
  • Primarily the dips works out the triceps, but it also works out your shoulders and chest as a secondary.

Dips
  1. Stand inside a parallel dip station or a V-Bar dip station and hold your body up on to the bars in about a shoulder width apart grip.
  2. Press your body straight up, so your arms are fully extended while keeping your elbos close to your sides. 
  3. Lower your body until your upper arms are literally parallel to the floor. 
  4. Return to the original position by pushing yourself up.
  5. Repeat the process.
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Triceps Training #2: Cable Tricep Pressdown Tips

  • This is an exercise that can also be performed with one arm at a time with an underhand grip, and with several different handles such as rope handle or a v-bar.
  • Use proper form and technique to get the full benefit of this exercise.

Cable Tricep Pressdown
  1. Stand at a cable tricep pressdown machine with your knees bent and your back fully against pad only if there is a pad. If not, stand straight up.
  2. Grab the bar with your palms facing downward. during this starting point,  be sure that your forearms and biceps are touching. 
  3. Press the bar down towards the front of your thighs. 
  4. Always keep your elbows close to your sides at all times.
  5. Return to the original position and repeat the process.


Triceps Training #3: Lying Tricep Extension Tips
  • Another name for lying tricep extensions is called the skull crushers for a simple reason.
  • Be sure to never start heavy and start with a light weight.
  • Skull crushers can  be performed with dumbbells as well. 
  • This exercise may be done easier by using an EZ-curl bar instead of a straight bar or with dumbbells.

Skull Crushers (Lying Tricep Extension)
  1. On a flat bench, lie on your back with a barbell or an EZ-Curl bar.
  2. Use a close overhand grip and press the bar until arms are fully extended above your chest. 
  3. By bending your arms, lower the bar towards your forehead.  Be sure that your upper arms stay in the vertical position the whole time. 
  4. Return back to the original position. 
  5. Repeat the process.
Triceps Training #4: Close Grip Bench Press Tips

  • Primarily the dips works out the triceps, but it also works out your shoulders and chest as a secondary.
  • Be sure to always use proper form and technique when performing this exercise.

Close Grip Bench Press
  1. Just like if you wer doing bench press, lie on a flat benc with your feet placed firmly on the floor.
  2. With your palms facing forward, place your hands on the bar close together and begin lifting. 
  3. While keeping your elbows close to the side of your body, lower the bar down towards your chest. 
  4. Press the bar back up to the original position.
  5. Repeat the process.

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