Body Tricep Press

What it is

This exercise targets your triceps muscles, helping to build strength and definition in the back of your arms. It's a foundational push movement that primarily uses your body weight, making it accessible for beginners. You perform this by leaning into a stable horizontal bar, bending your elbows to lower your body, then pushing back up. Focus on isolating the triceps to maximize muscle engagement throughout the movement.

Technique tips

• Keep your core engaged to maintain a straight body line from head to heels.
• Control the descent, pausing briefly at the bottom to maximize muscle tension.
• Fully extend your elbows at the top to achieve a complete triceps contraction.
• Breathe in as you lower your body and exhale as you push back up.
• To progress, increase your lean angle or explore adding external resistance.
• Ensure the bar is stable and at an appropriate height for proper alignment.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.