Best Triceps Workouts With Barbells For Women

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Barbells are an essential piece of equipment, renowned for their versatility and ability to support both power and Olympic lifting.

Designed to target the triceps muscles, this workout focuses on movements that extend your elbows and enhance strength in pushing motions.

The exercises are modified to suit averages—5’5”, 140lbs, 34 years old—acknowledging individual differences in capability.

Incorporating these exercises into your routine can amplify gains in strength and hypertrophy effectively.

Workout 1

Triceps

The 2 Best Triceps Exercises with Barbells for Women

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1. Close-Grip Bench Press
SETS LOGGED
3,536,639
Triceps Strength
92 mScore
Triceps
Barbells
Flat Bench
The Close-Grip Bench Press targets the triceps more than the standard bench press by keeping your hands closer together. This exercise is ideal for adding triceps strength to your chest workout.
How to do it
The Close-Grip Bench Press targets the triceps more than the standard bench press by keeping your hands closer together. This exercise is ideal for adding triceps strength to your chest workout.
Sets, Reps, Weight
1
8reps
35lbs
2
8reps
35lbs
3
8reps
35lbs
Full Video & Instructions
2. Incline Barbell Skull Crusher
SETS LOGGED
328,450
Triceps Strength
85 mScore
Triceps
Barbells
Incline Bench
The Incline Barbell Skull Crusher is a tricep exercise done on an incline bench. It helps stretch and strengthen the triceps by using a barbell for added stability, allowing for better focus on the movement.
How to do it
The Incline Barbell Skull Crusher is a tricep exercise done on an incline bench. It helps stretch and strengthen the triceps by using a barbell for added stability, allowing for better focus on the movement.
Sets, Reps, Weight
1
8reps
35lbs
2
8reps
35lbs
3
8reps
35lbs
Full Video & Instructions