dumbbell-tricep-kickback
Hold a dumbbell in one hand, hinge at your hips, and lean forward until your torso is nearly parallel to the floor. Keep your back straight and your core engaged. Position your upper arm parallel to your torso, elbow bent at 90 degrees.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Arms
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- triceps brachii
Secondary muscles
- posterior deltoid
- erector spinae
- rectus abdominis
- obliques
Target muscles
- arms
How to perform
- 1
Hold a dumbbell in one hand, hinge at your hips, and lean forward until your torso is nearly parallel to the floor.
- 2
Keep your back straight and your core engaged. Position your upper arm parallel to your torso, elbow bent at 90 degrees.
- 3
Keeping your upper arm still and close to your body, extend your forearm straight back until your arm is fully extended.
- 4
Squeeze your triceps at the top of the movement.
- 5
Slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position, maintaining control.
- 6
Repeat for desired repetitions, then switch arms.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
