Bodyweight Tricep Extension
The bodyweight tricep extension is a challenging exercise where you lower your body toward a bar or surface by bending at the elbows, similar to a skull crusher but using your own bodyweight. It heavily loads the long head of the triceps.
How to Perform
Grip a bar at roughly waist height with hands shoulder width apart, arms extended.
Walk your feet back until your body forms a straight line at an angle.
Lower your head under the bar by bending only at the elbows — keep everything else rigid.
Press back up by extending the elbows until your arms are straight again.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Bending at the hips and dipping the chest, turning it into a push-up variation.
Using a surface that is too low, making it too difficult to maintain proper form.
Not keeping the elbows pointed forward, which shifts tension to the shoulders.
Muscle Activation
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