Reverse Triceps Bench Press

Technique

How to perform Reverse Triceps Bench Press

1. Set up a flat bench in a press station or rack and position the bar where you can unrack it without losing your grip.
2. Lie back with your upper back supported and your feet planted.
3. Take a shoulder-width underhand grip with your thumbs around the bar, then unrack it above your chest.
4. Bend your elbows and lower the bar under control, keeping your elbows near your torso and the bar supported above your forearms.
5. Press the bar back up by extending your elbows and moving your upper arms with the press.
6. Return the bar securely to the rack when finished.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.