The triceps have three heads, the long head, the lateral head and the medial head. You want to train all three for ultimate size and power. The following are great exercises for targeting all or each specific head of the triceps. It’s difficult to completely isolate each head, but some exercises stress one head more than another.
A) Long head
B) Lateral head
C) Medial head
All Three Heads:
Rope pushdowns
Bench dips
Decline EZ bar extensions
Long head:
Overhead dumbbell extensions
Narrow-grip pushdowns
Skull crushers
Lateral head:
Dumbbell kickbacks
Close-grip bench press
Medial head:
One-arm pushdowns (pronated grip)
Standing barbell french press
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