Tricep exercises
The triceps are the muscle that sits on the underside of the arm, doing the opposite of the biceps, in that they extend the arm at the elbow rather than contract as the biceps do. They are called the triceps brachii, but mos people refer to them as the triceps, getting their name from the fact that they are in fact three small muscles that form a group of muscles responsible for extending the arm at the elbow.
There are a number of exercises that can be done to work the triceps, both in the form of isolation exercises, such as cable push downs, and compound movements, such as dips. The triceps get a lot of secondary work when doing exercises such as bench press, push ups and shoulder press.
If you are wanting to increase the amount of weight you can lift on your shoulders and chest, it is imperative that you increase the strength of your triceps by training them with isolation exercises. Here is a list of isolation exercises that can be done to increase the strength and size of the triceps:
In addition to these isolation exercises, there are some compound exercises that can be used to work the triceps:
