MusclistTriceps exercises
The back of the upper arm straightens the elbow — it finishes every press and push.
Exercises that mainly train the triceps
- Seated Dip MachineMachine
- Skull CrusherFree weight
- Close Grip Bench PressFree weight
- Overhead Dumbbell Triceps ExtensionFree weight
- Triceps KickbackFree weight
- Cable Triceps PushdownCable
- Rope Triceps PushdownCable
- Single Arm Cable PushdownCable
- Cable Overhead Triceps ExtensionCable
- Triceps Extension MachineMachine
- Triceps DipBodyweight
- Diamond Push UpBodyweight
Exercises that also work the triceps
- Barbell Bench PressFree weight
- Incline Barbell Bench PressFree weight
- Decline Barbell Bench PressFree weight
- Dumbbell Bench PressFree weight
- Incline Dumbbell PressFree weight
- Decline Dumbbell PressFree weight
- Dumbbell PulloverFree weight
- Chest Press MachineMachine
- Incline Chest Press MachineMachine
- Iso-Lateral Chest PressMachine
- Iso-Lateral Incline PressMachine
- Smith Machine Bench PressMachine
- Incline Smith Machine PressMachine
- Assisted Dip MachineMachine
- Push UpBodyweight
- Chest DipBodyweight
- Weighted Chest DipBodyweight
- Straight Arm PulldownCable
- Overhead PressFree weight
- Push PressFree weight
- Seated Dumbbell Shoulder PressFree weight
- Arnold PressFree weight
- Shoulder Press MachineMachine
- Smith Machine Shoulder PressMachine
See how much work it got this week
Musclist counts every set you log against the muscles it works — a full set for the main muscle, half a set for each muscle that helps — and draws it on a muscle map after each workout, so you can see whether your triceps got enough work this week.