How to do triceps and shoulder pushup exercises

This is an animated body sculpting tutorial for triceps and shoulder pushup exercises. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step-by-step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional fitness body building video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning triceps and shoulder pushup exercises.

How to do Triceps Pushups

Triceps pushups are basically like normal pushups, only that you keep your arms close together (parallel) and when you go down, your elbows move up close to your waist (instead of opening sideways). Triceps pushups can be done instead of close grip benchpress.

Description: Triceps Pushups

* Place your hands at about shoulder width on the floor and straighten your bods like illustrated above.
* Move down and let your elbows move up close to your waist... Exhale.
* Push yourself back up and inhale. Make sure your arms stay parallel and your triceps stay under contraction the whole time.

Trainer advice: Triceps Pushups

* Move slowly and concentrated.
* Keep your entire body straight or even elevate your hips a little bit, but don't let your hips hang.
* The triceps pushup is a good exercises for your triceps workout, when you don't have weight lifting equipment nearby.