Best Triceps Workouts With Flat Bench To Build Strength
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The workout emphasizes utilizing a flat bench, which serves as a versatile platform to support the body while enabling a variety of exercises when paired with equipment like free weights, cables, or bands.
Designed to build strength, this routine incorporates high weight and low rep compound and isolation movements to train both multiple and specific muscle groups effectively.
The triceps, located at the back of the arm and responsible for elbow extension and pushing motions, are targeted through exercises like Tricep Extensions, Skull Crushers, and Close Grip pressing movements, ensuring comprehensive muscle engagement.
This workout focuses on optimizing performance and increasing maximum lift capacity through structured programming.
Workout 1
Triceps
Close-Grip Bench Press
15reps75lbs25reps75lbs35reps75lbs45reps75lbs55reps75lbs
Skullcrusher
18reps40lbs28reps40lbs38reps40lbs
Bench Dip
15reps25reps35reps45reps55reps
Dumbbell Skullcrusher
112reps12.5lbs212reps12.5lbs
Smith Machine Close-Grip Bench Press
112reps65lbs212reps65lbs312reps65lbs
Tate Press
112reps20lbs212reps20lbs312reps20lbs
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1. Close-Grip Bench Press
SETS LOGGED3,536,639Triceps Strength92 mScoreTriceps
Barbells
Flat BenchThe 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, Weight18reps60lbs28reps60lbs38reps60lbs2. Dumbbell Skullcrusher
SETS LOGGED5,879,914Triceps Strength98 mScoreTriceps
DumbbellsFlat BenchThe Dumbbell Skullcrusher is a great exercise for strengthening your triceps. Using dumbbells helps ensure both arms work equally and adds a challenge to your stability.
How to do it
The Dumbbell Skullcrusher is a great exercise for strengthening your triceps. Using dumbbells helps ensure both arms work equally and adds a challenge to your stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps20lbs28reps20lbs38reps20lbs3. Skullcrusher
SETS LOGGED2,594,390Triceps Strength97 mScoreTriceps
EZ BarFlat BenchSkullcrushers are a triceps exercise performed while lying on a bench. This movement focuses on isolating the triceps and can be done with an EZ-Bar for better grip and stability.
How to do it
Skullcrushers are a triceps exercise performed while lying on a bench. This movement focuses on isolating the triceps and can be done with an EZ-Bar for better grip and stability.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps35lbs28reps35lbs38reps35lbs4. Bench Dip
SETS LOGGED3,752,525Triceps Strength93 mScoreTricepsFlat BenchThe Bench Dip is a simple bodyweight exercise that mainly works your triceps. It’s easier than regular dips because your feet stay on the ground, making it perfect for beginners to build strength towards full dips.
How to do it
The Bench Dip is a simple bodyweight exercise that mainly works your triceps. It’s easier than regular dips because your feet stay on the ground, making it perfect for beginners to build strength towards full dips.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps28reps38reps48reps5. Smith Machine Close-Grip Bench Press
SETS LOGGED281,862Triceps Strength64 mScoreTriceps
Smith MachineFlat BenchThe Smith Machine Close-Grip Bench Press is a safe way to strengthen your triceps, chest, and shoulders. This exercise focuses on your triceps, helping to build arm strength and muscle definition, making it great for beginners and experienced lifters alike.
How to do it
The Smith Machine Close-Grip Bench Press is a safe way to strengthen your triceps, chest, and shoulders. This exercise focuses on your triceps, helping to build arm strength and muscle definition, making it great for beginners and experienced lifters alike.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps50lbs28reps50lbs38reps50lbs6. Tate Press
SETS LOGGED283,534Triceps Strength90 mScoreTricepsDumbbellsFlat BenchThe Tate Press is a tricep exercise that uses dumbbells to isolate and strengthen your arms. It helps target the triceps effectively, especially the long head, while ensuring even muscle engagement on both sides.
How to do it
The Tate Press is a tricep exercise that uses dumbbells to isolate and strengthen your arms. It helps target the triceps effectively, especially the long head, while ensuring even muscle engagement on both sides.
Sets, Reps, Weight18reps25lbs28reps25lbs38reps25lbs
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