Single best Tricep exercise

[Wiredwrong]

What is the one best tricep move to build mass on the back of the arm (horseshoe)? I am 67 thanks

[coachcalande]

What is the one best tricep move to build mass on the back of the arm (horseshoe)? I am 67 thanks

When I was young, I’d have said “skull crushers “ or “dips “ or “close grip bench”….but when you consider keeping elbows healthy and pain free? It’s pushdowns 100%

[BeginnerGainz]

There is no such thing.

[Peacening]

Depends on the person for me it's diamond pushups

[MyEgoProblem]

Too many good ones..
All that work differently

[IPW20X]

The single best movement is the one you squeeze the most out of every bit of the movement, with perfect form, no more than 3 sets of 10 reps, and to absolute failure plus 2 reps.

[jaxqen]

The single best movement is the one you squeeze the most out of every bit of the movement and to absolute failure.

This works amazingly well when you are severely constipated, actually.

[IPW20X]

This works amazingly well when you are severely constipated, actually.

Haha! Don't forget the last 2 cheater reps.....otherwise there will be dingleberries....

[isaacr65]

I think close grip bench press is right up there. But I don't think there's one exercise.. I think its a combination of a few.

[MG5]

There is no such thing.

This

[TheShadowMan]

Dips, if you have bars with narrow width available, two chairs if not. I don't think I ever got as good of a contraction from other tricep exercises as I did with dips, but you do need perfect form to keep from not just using and progressing with them, but to keep from getting injured in a rather serious way. If using close grip benchpress, you might try switching to an underhand grip(maybe start lighter using these and work your way up) - that really brings some nice tricep involvement in. As far as the isolations go, despite popular opinion on them being useless, I always felt a strong tension in the tris using kickbacks, and at no point did I ever get elbow pain using them. I currently don't use them at all and stick with dips and overhead extensions, but damn I can really feel those kickbacks. Not much opportunity to overload with em, but they feel good to me.

[BeginnerGainz]

Dips, if you have bars with narrow width available, two chairs if not. I don't think I ever got as good of a contraction from other tricep exercises as I did with dips, but you do need perfect form to keep from not just using and progressing with them, but to keep from getting injured in a rather serious way. If using close grip benchpress, you might try switching to an underhand grip(maybe start lighter using these and work your way up) - that really brings some nice tricep involvement in. As far as the isolations go, despite popular opinion on them being useless, I always felt a strong tension in the tris using kickbacks, and at no point did I ever get elbow pain using them. I currently don't use them at all and stick with dips and overhead extensions, but damn I can really feel those kickbacks. Not much opportunity to overload with em, but they feel good to me.

Kickbacks might be one of the most underrated Tricep isolations ever. I second that.

[jaxqen]

What I like:
- close grip bench press
- dumbell skullcrushers on a decline bench
- dumbell kneeling tricep kickbacks
- overhead cable extensions (rope, bar, single arm)

What I hate:
- seated dumbell overhead extension with both arms - just find it weird
- barbell skullcrushers - because of the elbow pain

Hate-like relationship:
- close grip cable press (sometimes) - timestamped - https://youtu.be/FP92hoIhs5c?t=90
- cable pushdowns



But OP wants the SINGLE BEST ONE EXERCISE, so I cannot decide.
I will need some reflection, some meditation, some peace of mind for this.
I will come back in 5 years or so with an answer.

[coachcalande]

Kickbacks might be one of the most underrated Tricep isolations ever. I second that.

They cramp the tris…no doubt. Essentially they are similar in effect to what leg ext do to quads.