Wall Triceps Push Up exercise – Mover.tips
The exercise is a light approach to strengthen your triceps. Can be used as a first preparation for any exercise more demanding on triceps. Can be done anywhere and is an office-friendly exercise.
Video demonstration
(excerpt from ‘wall tricep push up’
by 360 Fitness Personal Training Red Deer)
How to and step by step instructions:
- Stand in front of a wall 3 or 4 feet away.
- Place your hands on the wall, shoulder-with, fingers pointing up.
- With your body straight, bend your elbows so that the shoulders approach the wall.
- Extend your arms returning to the start position.
Hints & tips:
- Keep your elbows close to the body, fingers pointing the ceiling This ensures strength on triceps, not other muscles.
- Put your feet close to the wall to make it easier. Put them away for a harder exercise.
Benefits:
- Strengthen your triceps.
- Easy to adjust for your fitness level by the distance from your feet to the wall.
- Office friendly.
- A Triceps exercise witch is a perfect starting point.
Counting & gamification:
- Do sets of 10 – 12 repetitions.
- Count consecutive days with at least one set.
- Define a place in your house where five repetitions are needed every time you pass there.
Muscles worked and body parts involved:
Other names
The exercise can be found with other names. Examples are:
- Wall Triceps Push Up
- Wall
Triceps Push Up, easy to hard
2. Incline Triceps Push Up 
3. Triceps Push Up on Parallel Bar 
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