How to Do Body Tricep Press
Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the body tricep press.
| Main muscles | Triceps |
| Also works | — |
| Equipment | Body Only |
| Level | Beginner |
| Type | Strength |
How to do it
- Position a bar in a rack at chest height.
- Standing, take a shoulder width grip on the bar and step a yard or two back, feet together and arms extended so that you are leaning on the bar. This will be your starting position.
- Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering yourself towards the bar.
- Pause, and then reverse the motion by extending the elbows.
- Progress from bodyweight by adding chains over your shoulders.
Form tips
- Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
- Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
- Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
- Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).
Workouts with this exercise
Bodyweight Arms Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · BodyweightBodyweight Arms Workout for Intermediate6 exercises · about 47 min · BodyweightKettlebell Arms Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · KettlebellResistance Band Arms Workout for Beginners5 exercises · about 31 min · Resistance Band
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