Tricep Press Machine

Technique

How to perform Tricep Press Machine

1. Select the resistance and adjust the seat and any restraint so you can hold the dip-style handles beside your torso.
2. Sit securely with the feet supported and the elbows bent near a right angle.
3. Keep the elbows close to your sides as you press the handles downward.
4. Extend the elbows under control while keeping your torso against the support rather than leaning to move the load.
5. Let the handles rise slowly, bending the elbows and returning to the same starting position.
6. Repeat without bouncing the weight stack or forcing the elbows beyond their normal extended position.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Long Head, Triceps Medial Head.