Decline EZ Bar Triceps Extension

What it is

This isolation exercise targets your triceps with a focused push. You perform it lying on a decline bench, extending an EZ bar to fully engage the back of your upper arms. It's an effective movement for building strength and definition in the triceps brachii.

Technique tips

• Use a close grip, slightly less than shoulder-width apart.
• Keep your upper arms completely still throughout the movement.
• Lower the bar slowly, feeling the stretch in your triceps.
• Briefly touch the bar to your forehead before extending.
• Exhale as you push the bar back to the starting position.
• Consider a spotter for safety when unracking the EZ bar.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.