Arms · Dumbbell · Isolation · Intermediate
Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Triceps
- Also working
- Chest, Shoulders
How to do it
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the triceps as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other tricep exercises
- Low Cable Triceps Extension · Cable
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Head · Barbell
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin · EZ Bar
- Lying Triceps Press · EZ Bar
- Machine Triceps Extension · Machine
- One Arm Floor Press · Barbell
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