Bodyweight triceps extension

Sets, reps and RIR

Load is fixed, so progress by adding reps first, then by slowing the lowering phase, then by adding weight.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Triceps.

Secondary: Abs.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Triceps extension (kroppsvekt)
• Svenska Triceps extension (kroppsvikt)
• Dansk Triceps extension (kropsvægt)
• Deutsch Trizepsstrecken (Körpergewicht)
• Español Extensión de tríceps (peso corporal)
• Italiano Estensioni per tricipiti a corpo libero
• Português Extensão de tríceps (peso do corpo)
• Русский Разгибание рук на трицепс с собственным весом
• Français Extension triceps (poids du corps)

Related arms exercises

• Barbell curl
• EZ-bar curl
• Preacher curl (barbell)
• Skull crushers
• Standing French press
• Reverse curl

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