Here are 5 of the best exercises to get your triceps growing (gym, arms)

[no pain no gain]

1/CLOSE GRIP BENCH PRESSES:

This movement is identical to a bench press however; you place your hands closer together so your index fingers are just off the smooth part of the bar. You can vary this movement by performing just the top 1/3 lockout to really hit the tris.

2/OVERHEAD EXTENSIONS:

Overhead extensions are about the only true stretch position movement for the triceps. You can perform this movement one arm or two arms at a time. For the one arm variation, start with a dumbbell in the finish position for a dumbbell press .Then lower the weight down behind your head without moving the upper arm (so it remains vertical). Once you feel a good stretch in the triceps, reverse the movement to lockout.

3/FRENCH PRESSES OR LYING TRICEPS EXTENSIONS OR SKULL CRUSHERS:

No one movement in weight training has so many names. Whatever you want to call it, it is great for the triceps. Simply lie on a flat bench with arms fully extended to the sky. Now while keeping your upper arm perpendicular to the ground, lower a barbell or dumbbells towards you head (hence skull crusher). Once you reach you head, extend your arms back you to the starting position.

4/DIPS:

Dips are simply to perform and don't require much equipment. All you need is a dipping bar or two flat benches. Simply set yourself up on the dipping bar or in between two benches, lower yourself until your arms are at 90 degrees and drive back to lockout.

5/PUSHDOWNS:

The number one triceps exercise in the world. Almost every trainee in every gym performs this movement. Grab a rope, bar or handle and extent your arms straight down until lockout. It's simple and effective. The variations for this movement are almost limitless. Different bars, hand positions, 1 hand etc the list goes on.

[hawaiiancoconut]

kewl!

[Zara Ray]

Triceps are one of my fav workouts. I do all of the above but skull crushers. I want to start incorporating them in.

[1YearLease]

Yep, more or less my tricep day:

1.) CG Bench Press
2.) Weighted Dips
3.) Skullcrushers
4.) Overhead Rope Extensions
5.) Rope Pushdowns
6.) Tricep Dumbell Kickbacks

[McBain II]

I've been doing tricep pushdowns for years. Never once varied off that one.

[The_Southpaw]

All the exercises mentioned here on the thread are good ones for triceps. But the best will always be dips. If you have access to a gym with an assisted tricep dip/pull-up machine I would recommend beginning on that with some counterweight. Start with high counterweight/high rep drills, and then as your triceps strengthen you can decrease the counter-weight till you're doing 'em with NO counter-weight. Also, when doing dips be careful, going too low at first can be tough on the rotator cuff. Don't over do it, as is the rule with ALL weight training.