Upper armsBody onlyBeginner
Body Tricep Press
Lean into a bar set at chest height, bend the elbows to lower toward it, then extend to return. Feet together, body leaning on the bar.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Type
- Strength
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Force direction
- Push
- Muscles
- 1
Form sequence
01 · bar setup
Position a bar in a rack at chest height.
02 · starting position
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.
03 · lower · Key step
Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering yourself towards the bar.
04 · press back
Pause, and then reverse the motion by extending the elbows.
05 · progression
Progress from bodyweight by adding chains over your shoulders.
