Overall, your whole triceps muscle grows more when you do the exercise with your arm overhead—even if you’re not lifting as heavy.

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Triceps brachii hypertrophy is substantially greater after elbow extension training performed in the overhead versus neutral arm position

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2023 Jul

People who did triceps exercises with their arms overhead got bigger triceps than those who did the same exercise with their arms at their sides—even though they lifted lighter weights.

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Triceps brachii hypertrophy is substantially greater after elbow extension training performed in the overhead versus neutral arm position

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DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2022.2100279

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