Lying Triceps Press

Lying Triceps Press

The Lying Triceps Press is a intermediate sz-bar exercise that works the Triceps. Follow the steps below.

Target musclesTriceps
EquipmentSZ-Bar
LevelIntermediate

How to do the Lying Triceps Press

  1. Lie on a flat bench with either an e-z bar (my preference) or a straight bar placed on the floor behind your head and your feet on the floor.Grab the bar behind you, using a medium overhand (pronated) grip, and raise the bar in front of you at arms length.
  2. Tip: The arms should be perpendicular to the torso and the floor.
  3. The elbows should be tucked in.
  4. This is the starting position.As you breathe in, slowly lower the weight until the bar lightly touches your forehead while keeping the upper arms and elbows stationary.At that point, use the triceps to bring the weight back up to the starting position as you breathe out.Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Recommended sets & reps

SetRepsRest
Set 112 reps30s rest
Set 210 reps30s rest
Set 38 reps30s rest
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Instructions adapted from wger.de under CC BY-SA 4.0. Compiled by FitBot Coach.