The Best Bodyweight Tricep Exercise (NO EQUIPMENT)
If you want to build muscle, you want to use a combination of compound and isolation movements in your workout routine, especially for any “stubborn” areas you really struggle to build.
Those isolation exercises can be key to create the additional stimulus we need to build muscle, especially in more advanced exercisers.
But what if you don’t have any equipment to use to help you target and challenge those areas?
How can you target muscles, like your triceps, without any tools?
Whether you’re training at home, while you travel or even if you simply want to mix up your workouts with some bodyweight moves, I want to share with you one of my favorite bodyweight exercises to target those triceps.
This exercise not only allows you to work each side independently, to correct any imbalances, but is also safer for your shoulders than traditional bench dips, which are often our go-to tricep isolation move.
While I don’t think we should just demonize dips off a bench, and there are definitely times I not only include them personally, but even with clients, I think it is also key we note their drawbacks.
When we know when and how to use a move correctly, we can not only get better results, but even avoid injury and overload.
With bench dips, if you’ve had shoulder aches and pains, this move may not be right for you especially.
While they can be a great way to target those triceps without any tools, as you can even do them off a coffee table or chair, they can put more strain on your shoulders due to the anterior humeral glide or the forward movement of your shoulder in the socket during the lower down.
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Yess I second this!
hehe thanks! Glad the tips help!
this is great I thought I knew of every tricep exercise in the books. This is definitely a new one. gonna try it right now and see how I like it
Have fun!
Super! Just what I need.Thank you!!!
I’ll try for sure! When I do this exercise on a bench I have elbow pain and it bothers a lot.
The bench dips? Make sure you’re doing shoulder mobility and wrist mobility work!
@Redefining Strength thank you ❤ will focus on mobility too
Purdy neat. I’m 68 do I do watch out for my shoulders after many years as a competitive kick boxer. I do love the seated dumbbell extension move. Your floor one looks good too. I do all things light weight, high reps and pretty much everything on me is the same size as when I was younger and pushed heavier rights. Thank you.
Great job Bill! Sounds like you’re creating a sustainable routine to rock those results!
@Redefining Strength ty
I’m going to give that a shot, as dips always leave me with shoulder pain.
As always, love your information. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad it helps Sue!
have ur fingers pointed out on dips so theres less internal rotation
always good to see
new moves I havent
Thank you for this. Having had repeated episodes of impingement, I avoid the dip.
Thanks as ever! Love those unilateral moves.
I forgot about the tricep pushup I used to these all the time. Tricep dips always hurt my shoulders so I’m excited to incorporate these back into my workouts. Thank you as always for your sharing your knowledge.
this is a new one on me, cant wait to try, looks good
That’s a new exercise to me. Thanks I’ll give it a try.
Love this exercise, been doing for yrs
Yet another exercise to support functional movement at any age and any fitness level!