How to do triceps pushup exercises

This is an animated body sculpting tutorial for triceps 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 pushup exercises.

How to do Triceps Pushups

In this lesson you will learn how to do triceps push-ups. This is an excellent body weight triceps exercise you can do anywhere. There is another triceps push-up variation where you plant your hands under your waist. Because it also works the shoulders, I published it as triceps & shoulder push-up.

Description: Triceps Pushups

* Plant your hands right under or slightly in front of your shoulders and extend your elbows. Keep your arms parallel during the entire exercise. Distance between hands: One shoulder width. If your hands are in front of your shoulders, your feet might slide back when you move down. That's why I usually do this with the heels on a wall. Contract your abdominals a little and keep your entire body straight. Don't let your hips hang.
* Lower your chest and move your elbows towards the floor. Inhale at the same time. The closer you bring your elbows to the floor, the more intensive the exercise becomes. If you don't plant your hands far enough in front of your shoulders, you are not able to lower your elbows much. However, the exercise still works. Keep your arms parallel and the elbows close together. At the beginning you might not be able to move all the way down. But you should bend your elbows at least 90°.
* Then push yourself back up and exhale slowly. Fully extend your arms and don't open your elbows sideways. The up-motion can be slightly faster than the down-motion.