If it's too hard to lower your body the full distance, just go far enough to feel your triceps working. As you gain strength, you'll be able to go lower. You can make this exercise easier by moving your feet closer to your body and bending your legs or harder by moving your feet ...
This stretching exercise is a great range of motion to warm up your biceps brachii and other muscles around your humerus. Stand in a doorway with your shoulders parallel to the doorway's opening. Reach straight to the side and slightly back to grasp the door jamb at shoulder level with your...
Not surprisingly, tricep dips target the triceps brachii, which are the muscles located on the back of the upper arm. However, this exercise also engages several other muscles to stabilize and support the movement, including muscles in the shoulders (deltoids), chest (pectoralis major), upper ba...
This program – the centerpiece of my$5K At-Home Challenge– uses your own body as your main exercise machine, along with a few items that are lying around almost any household. I’ve already given you workouts for individual muscle groups in my At-Home Workout article series, but here I...
This exercise targets the triceps muscle in the back of the upper arm. This muscle is active when extending the elbow and pushing objects like a vacuum. How To: Stand facing the machine with one leg on each side of the bench. Grab the long bar with your palms out and slowly extend you...
If you are new to exercising or working out at home, do five sets of 15 air squats. If you feel comfortable with the squat movement, throw some dumbbells on your shoulders to make the movement more difficult. Intermediate and advanced exercisers should consider front squats or back squats ...
Step 2 — Roll to Your Elbow Credit: Breaking Muscle / YouTube As you lie there with the loaded arm pointed up, keep your eyes on the weight. Stare at the weight in your hand throughout the exercise. Keep your working arm ramrod straight and vertical. Drive into the floor with your ...
Complete this workout at home, no equipment required Avoid the common mistakes everybody makes when doing bodyweight exercises Learn how to finally get your first pull-up3) Make your own workout with push-ups by following our “Build Your Own Workout” guide! It’ll walk you through every...
directly under chest (not neck or chin as that will put too much strain on the shoulders). Bend elbows to lower body to mat. Keeping core engaged and hips in line with the rest of your body, push back up to plank. This variation works your triceps and chest and challenges your shoulde...
Bench Press:to build yourchest, shoulders, and triceps. Overhead Press:to bulk up yourshoulders, upper chest, and triceps. Chin-Up:to build your upper back andbiceps. These “Big 5” compound lifts cover every muscle group 2–3x over, building in a ton of overlap and assistance work. ...