Tricep Press

How to do it

1. Sit upright with your back and hips against the pad and set the seat so your elbows start bent about 90 degrees.
2. Grip the handles beside your torso, palms facing in.
3. Press the handles down until your arms are straight.
4. Return slowly to the start.

Key cues

• Back against the pad
• Elbows close to your sides
• Press all the way down
• Arms straight, not locked hard

Common mistakes

• Leaning forward to push the weight
• Flaring your elbows out
• Locking your elbows hard at the bottom
• Starting with a seat setting that leaves almost no range

Muscles worked

Primary

Triceps

Equipment

Tricep press machine.

References

1. Fitbod: Machine Tricep Dip
2. Planfit: Seated Dips Machine
3. BodBot: Tricep Simulated Dip Machine