8 Best Tricep Exercises For Your Next Upper Body Workout

As fun as it might be to flex an impressive set of biceps, having a strong upper body is about so much more than how you look. Holistic strength means your daily movements are easier and you can live your life with less risk of muscle strain or injury. 

Carrying heavy grocery bags or your surfboard? Lifting your kids or moving furniture? Shovelling dirt or snow? Perhaps your job requires heavy lifting? Whatever your lifestyle, having a strong upper body can make these daily tasks so much easier.

One arm muscle we sometimes neglect (or find difficult to strengthen) is our triceps, located on the back of our upper arm. Including tricep exercises in your workout routine is an important part of building a strong upper body, so we’ve put together two workouts featuring some of the best tricep exercises to take the guesswork out of your training sessions.

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Both of these tricep workouts are based on popular Sweat programs. The first workout can be done at home and has been inspired by High Intensity with Kayla Itsines. The second is a gym-based workout with exercises from Kelsey Wells’ PWR program. 

At-home tricep workout

No gym membership? No problem! These tricep exercises can be done at home and all you need is a set of dumbbells and a chair. If you don’t have access to any home gym equipment, you can easily swap dumbbells for a weighted item in your home – just make sure it’s easy to grasp! 

To turn these exercises into a longer circuit or make them part of a full-body workout, rest for 30 seconds at the end before completing two more rounds from the beginning.