{"id":11647,"date":"2019-02-05T11:23:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=11647"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:23:52","slug":"how-to-build-bigger-triceps-dumbbell-tricep-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/how-to-build-bigger-triceps-dumbbell-tricep-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Build Bigger TRICEPS \u2013 Dumbbell Tricep Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the forth installment of my dumbbell workout video series covering home gym workouts that you can do with minimal equipment. I get a lot of requests for basic workouts that can be done at home using just dumbbells and bodyweight exercises. So over the next several videos and blog posts I&#8217;m going to be showing you how to stimulate muscle growth in all your major muscle groups without the need for fancy gym equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the late 1980&#8217;s and early 1990&#8217;s I got started working out at home with nothing more than a basic weight set. My father had one of those old York Barbell &#038; Dumbbell sets, and I&#8217;m not talking about the iron plate weight set, but the big clumsy plastic weight plates that were filled with cement&#8230; That&#8217;s the only exercise equipment I had when I started working out, but as basic as it was &#8211; <strong>it worked<\/strong> &#8211; and I made good gains throughout my teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, you can workout and make progress with the most basic of exercise equipment &#8211; <em>if you are committed&#8230; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In this workout we&#8217;re going to focus on building Bigger Stronger TRICEPS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When most people think of building up muscular arms, they tend to focus on the biceps. However, the triceps make up 2\/3&#8217;s of your upper arm mass. So if you want to build bigger arms &#8211; you need to focus on growing the triceps just as much, if not more, than the biceps.<\/p>\n<p>In this home gym tricep workout you&#8217;ll learn how to train all aspects of your triceps for complete muscle development to help fill out those shirt sleeves with solid muscular mass!<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Watch The Full Dumbbell Triceps Workout Video Below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zj8mBJUWnHY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nIf you can&#8217;t play the embedded video here on my blog, you can watch it directly on my YouTube channel by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zj8mBJUWnHY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s an overview of the home gym dumbbell tricep workout outlined exercise by exercise&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warm Up:<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore you do any weight training workout, always start with a proper warm up. If you want to follow along with a complete total body warm up routine, check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9NgYIU0n--o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warm Up Routine Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lying Tricep Extensions &#8211; aka &#8211; Rolling Dumbbell Extensions&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one is a killer mass building tricep exercise. It&#8217;s an assistant powerlifting move that I learned about from watching the old Westside Barbell VHS tapes with Louis Simmons&#8230; Most of you reading this probably don&#8217;t remember VHS tapes &#8211; so I&#8217;m really dating myself here&#8230; This exercise is an explosive power variation of the lying tricep extension that will allow you to handle heavier weights and build strength and mass throughout the triceps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overhead Dumbbell Tricep Extensions&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe overhead dumbbell extension is a strict and isolated tricep exercise. It&#8217;s good for developing the long head of the triceps because it works the triceps through a fully stretched position. The majority of the tension will be in the muscles when your arms are in the bottom position and the triceps are stretched. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dumbbell Tricep Kick Backs&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe dumbbell kick back is an underrated exercise, a lot of guys don&#8217;t do it because you can&#8217;t lift much weight with it, but this one is a killer move for working the triceps in the peak contraction position. You&#8217;ll have to work hard and squeeze your triceps to hold the dumbbell in that top position. From a bodybuilding point of view, this exercise will help give your triceps more shape and hardness when doing a side tricep pose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finishing Exercise&#8230; Tricep Bench Dips&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe exercises we&#8217;ve done up until this point will work all aspects of your triceps for complete muscle development. But if you&#8217;d like to do more, you can do a bodyweight tricep exercise with the tricep bench dip. For this one I like to perform higher reps and just pump out until failure. This will pump a lot of blood into the tricep muscles and give you a killer arm pump. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/dumbbell-tricep-workout.gif\" alt=\"Dumbbell Triceps Workout\" width=\"634\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11651\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it, if you do this workout your triceps will be feeling big, pumped, jacked, and your arms will stretch out your shirt sleeves a little bit more \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Give it a try for yourself and leave me a comment letting me know how you like the home gym dumbbell tricep workout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/leemhayward?sub_confirmation=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The next workout will be a complete home gym dumbbell shoulder workout!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most people think of building up muscular arms, they tend to focus on the biceps. 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