Global Sports: Five Best Workouts To Build Your Tricep Muscle

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Five Best Workouts To Build Your Tricep Muscle

By Jim Casey


The tricep is a muscle positioned on the top-half of the backside of the arm. If these muscles are loose or surrounded by fat, a flabby or unappealing arm may develop. On the upside, strength-training along with aerobic exercise and a low-fat diet can help build and define these muscles. Participate in these five tricep toning exercises for appealing and defined arms.

A push-up for the triceps helps provide a strengthening exercise while targeting the muscles on the back of the arm. When executing this exercise, an individual will position their body in a typical push-up fashion. However, the primary difference is that the hands are much closer together. The fore fingers and thumbs touch to form a triangular shape. An individual lowers their body weight and keeps the arm close to the body. When the body is raised, squeezing of the tricep muscles will help increase your toning efforts.

A tricep muscle dip must be performed with a secure foundation approximately 24 inches from the ground, such as a bench or table. The palms are facing down on the foundation and the legs are walked out, so that all the body weight are in the feet and hands. The elbows bend until the upper arm is parallel with the ground. Then, the arms are extended, while making sure the elbows are kept tight by the side of the body.

Employ tricep extensions by using a five pound hand weight. The weight can vary by one or two pounds, depending on an individuals muscular strength. A dumbbell is gripped with two hands and held above the head. The body is in a relaxed, shoulder-width standing pose. The dumbbell is lowered behind the neck. Then, the arms are extended while the arm muscles are flexed.

The close grip bench press is just like a standard bench press except the hands grip the bar of the barbell much closer. The hands should be approximately four to eight inches apart. By gripping the bar with the hands closer together, the backside of the upper arm is targeted. An individual pushes the barbell up and straightens the arms. Tightening the tricep muscle when the arms are straightened increases the muscle resistance experienced during this exercise.

A kickback for the tricep muscle is performed by placing the right knee and right hand on a workout bench. A hand weight is gripped in the left hand and upper arm should be positioned parallel to the ground. Only the forearms moves, while conducting a contraction or extension. When the arm is extended, squeezing of the targeted muscles further intensifies the muscle resistance. Once finished with the left-sided kickbacks, an individual needs to perform right-sided kickbacks for balance.

Implementing aerobic exercise and a diet that is low in calories and fat into the daily routine of an individual will help enhance muscle appearance. Aerobic activity and healthy diet melts fat that surrounds the muscles in the arms. When less fat is present, the arms look more defined, tone and shapely.

In conclusion, building tricep muscles can be easy and fun if one works at it consistently. Furthermore, the muscles on the back of the arm tend to appear more defined when excess fat is lost. Implementing these five toning exercises can help anyone get strong, defined muscles.




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