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If you want to build thicker triceps then you’re going to want to try to incorporate these two tricep exercises into your routine. The first is the lying triceps extension. The key to this movement is NOT targeting the skull with the bar and rather a point behind your skull! This ensures the arms stay back beyond the tension point and keeps the stress high on the muscle. This places the long head of the triceps on a great stretch and promotes hypertrophy. The second exercise is a push down varia

The interesting thing about the triceps is that functionally, they are a predominant “push” muscle of the upper body…helping to extend the elbow during pressing or dips. But don’t forget that they are also highly cooperative in posterior chain “pulling” due to the actions of the long head helping to addict and extend the shoulder. It’s also the reason why many stretch focused triceps exercises also stretch the lats! This is all to say that when you get a chance to let these muscles work together