Lying close-grip barbell triceps extension

Triceps

• Target muscles: arms, shoulders
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Lie on a flat bench, feet planted firmly on the floor, head at the end of the bench.
2. Grip the bar overhand with a close grip, hands shoulder-width apart, and press it above your chest with straight arms.
3. Tilt your straight arms slightly back, past your head, this is the starting position.
4. Bending your elbows and keeping your upper arms still, lower the bar behind your head to just above the level of the bench.
5. Hold at the bottom, feeling the stretch in your triceps.
6. Extend your elbows to return the bar to the starting position, and repeat.

Swap it for

• Kneeling Triceps Extension
• ez bar lying close grip triceps extension behind head
• Seated Olympic bar overhead triceps extension
• Lying EZ-Bar Triceps Extension on Decline Bench
• barbell lying triceps extension
• Plank to push-up position (body-up)

Easier

• Plank to push-up position (body-up)
• Machine triceps extension
• Single-Arm Overhead Band Triceps Extension