Many daily activities-steering a car, typing on a keyboard, chopping vegetables for dinner, even hugging someone you love-are forward- reaching movements. Even in yoga practice, you're often ...

The Best—and Worst—Exercises for Tricep Gains, According to a Trainer originally appeared on Men's Fitness. The triceps brachii is a three-headed muscle that plays a critical role in elbow extension, ...

A tricep dip performed on a workout bench or elevated surface is an excellent entry-level exercise that lays the foundation for more advanced movements, like tricep dips on a dip bar. It’s a simple ...

Natural bodybuilder Julian "The Quad Guy" Smith often receives shock and awe surrounding his insanely massive and defined triceps. Julian's sleeve-tearing triceps are almost as impressive as his quads ...

The triceps are the large muscles on the back of the upper arms that are responsible for elbow, shoulder, and forearm movements. Working out your triceps helps to build upper body strength and is an ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Arm day can be one of ...

Triceps stretches are arm stretches that work the large muscles at the back of your upper arms. Regular stretches can help prevent injury, increase range of motion, and prevent tight triceps, among ...

Your triceps are an important muscle in the back of your arms. They help you extend your arms, provide strength for pushing, and help keep an overall balance in your upper body. ‌ Tendons connect your ...

When people think of having strong, toned arms, they tend to focus mainly on building biceps—the meatier part of your arms. But the triceps—the three-headed muscles in the back of your arms—are just ...

Good things always come in threes: fairy godmothers, parts of a combo meal, boy bands made of brothers (Hi Jonas and Hansen!). So it’s no surprise the most eye-popping muscle in your arms is, in fact, ...