Sometimes you've got to trash your triceps (in the best way) to stimulate new levels of growth in your arms. In order to do so, you need to incorporate the best triceps exercises in your next arm ...

On the backside of each of your upper arms is an unsung hero. With the right amount of consistent, balanced strength training, you can give it the attention it deserves—and in doing so, stretch the ...

Eccentric exercise focuses on movements, or phases of a movement, that lengthen the muscles. Some examples of eccentric exercise include lowering into a squat or lowering into a press-up. In contrast, ...

FEELING STRONG ENOUGH to go sleeveless to show off the big guns is a go-to gym goal. If you're coming up short on your triceps training, however, you're not going to be able to show off even half of ...

Located on the back of the upper arm, the triceps muscles are the powering forces behind the kind of dynamic arms swing that aid in getting you up hills, past “the wall,” and across finish lines.

If toning the back of your arms is a goal, strengthening the triceps can help eliminate that common trouble spot that jiggles when you wave and help you feel more confident. But even more important, ...

Despite being the largest muscles in your arms, your triceps are generally not the first muscles you think of when you think about training this body part. That title goes to the big, bad biceps.

One of the most important arm muscles is the triceps brachii (the triceps, for short). You use your triceps to extend your arm. It opposes the biceps muscle, which is used to flex the arm. You also ...

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 ...

No arm workout is complete without a few exercises for triceps, but that doesn’t mean you need to leave your sweaty prints on every piece of iron in the weight room. In fact, according to top trainers ...