Seated Triceps Press
Trains the triceps. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Seated Triceps Press
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a triceps exercise that is, there are 12 on the Triceps page.
Muscles worked
What Seated Triceps Press trains
Technique
How to do the Seated Triceps Press
- Sit on the triceps press machine with your back against the backrest. Grasp the handles with your elbows bent and your hands near your shoulders.
- Press the handles down and forward by extending your arms fully, keeping your elbows tracking close to your body.
- Pause briefly at full extension, feeling the contraction in your triceps.
- Slowly bend your elbows to return the handles to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your back pressed against the backrest and avoid using your body weight to push the handles.
- Keep your elbows tucked in rather than flaring them out to keep the focus on your triceps.
- Exhale as you extend your arms and inhale as you return to the starting position.
- Use a controlled tempo in both directions to maximize muscle engagement.
Substitutes
Swap Seated Triceps Press for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Seated Triceps Press for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.