Trick out your Triceps

You probably know your triceps comprise more of your arm than your biceps, but most
men still pay less attention to them. The equaliser: recast familiar exercises as arm
builders. You wont skip exercises that you already do and these variations will help pump
up your arms
TRICEPS POWER PUSH-UP

Place a large medicine ball on the floor and get into a push-up position, with the ball under your
chest. Bend your arms to lower your chest to the ball. Push up forcefully so that your hands leave
the floor, then land with them on the ball.
Straighten your arms and do a push-up with your hands on the ball, then drop them to the floor
and repeat. Aim for three sets of eight to 12 repetitions.

STRAIGHT-LEG LYING TRICEPS EXTENSION

Grab a straight bar underhand from a low pulley cable and lie on a Swiss ball so that your bum
and lower back touch the ball. Your legs should be straight, pointing away from the weight stack.
Extend your arms overhead, beside your ears. Without changing your elbow position or body
angle, bend your arms to lower the bar towards your shoulders. Then reverse. Do three sets of 12
reps.
BARBELL BICEPS CURL

Use a light weight, requiring about 50 per cent effort. Focus on pulling the bar down with our
triceps as if youre performing a push-down. This creates a neuro-muscular link between the
biceps and triceps that prepares the triceps for action. Do three sets of eight to 12 reps.