Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension

TricepsDumbbellIntermediateIsolation
Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension — start position
Start
Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryTriceps
SecondaryChest, Shoulders

How to do it

  1. 01

    Lie on a flat bench while holding two dumbbells directly in front of you. Your arms should be fully extended at a 90-degree angle from your torso and the floor. The palms should be facing in and the elbows should be tucked in. This is the starting position.

  2. 02

    As you breathe in and you keep the upper arms stationary with the elbows in, slowly lower the weight until the dumbbells are near your ears.

  3. 03

    At that point, while keeping the elbows in and the upper arms stationary, use the triceps to bring the weight back up to the starting position as you breathe out.

  4. 04

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension appears when you own dumbbells and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have dumbbells

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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With bodyweight

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