How to Do the Lying Triceps Press
💪 Triceps🏋️ E-Z Curl Bar📊 Intermediate🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- 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. Tip: The arms should be perpendicular to the torso and the floor. The elbows should be tucked in. 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.
Muscles worked
The Lying Triceps Press primarily targets your Triceps. You'll need e-z curl bar.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Lying Triceps Press slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.