triceps
Elbow extension muscle
The triceps is the large muscle at the back of the upper arm, responsible for straightening the elbow.
The name refers to its three heads or points of attachment.
My triceps are sore from yesterday's workout.
The singular and plural are identical—one triceps, two triceps.
Upper arm's long bone
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- elbowArm's middle joint
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
insertion · origin · olecranon · innervation · posterior · extensor · musculature · skeletal
Muscularly firm and defined
- sculptedShaped into art
- definedGiven exact meaning
- chiseledSharply cut, well-defined
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
ripped · cut · lean · firm · mass · size · peak · separation
Brief lowerings or immersions
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- bench pressSupine barbell lift
- resistance bandsElastic strips for strength training
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
barbells · pulley · bodyweight · isolation · compound · lockout · press
Tissue enlargement via cells
- supersetsPaired exercises without rest
- repsExercise iteration count
- setsGrouped items together
- volumeAmount of space filled
progressive overload · pump · burn · failure · recovery · split · routine · frequency
Energy transfer rate
- forceStrength or compulsion
- pushingApplying force to move
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- arm wrestlingStrength contest using forearms
powerlifting · endurance · explosive · functional · grip
humerus
Upper arm's long bone
tendon · insertion · origin · olecranon · innervation · posterior · extensor · musculature · skeletal · fascia
toned
Muscularly firm and defined
horseshoe · ripped · cut · lean · firm · mass · size · peak · separation · symmetry
dips
Brief lowerings or immersions
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- bench pressSupine barbell lift
- resistance bandsElastic strips for strength training
dumbbells · barbells · pulley · bodyweight · isolation · compound · lockout · press
hypertrophy
Tissue enlargement via cells
volume · progressive overload · pump · burn · failure · recovery · split · routine · frequency · intensity
power
Energy transfer rate
arm wrestling · powerlifting · endurance · explosive · functional · grip
- muscle systemmuscle, deltoid, deltoids, hamstrings, glutes
- musclesmuscle, abs, hamstrings, quads, glutes
- bodybuildingbodybuilding, muscle, bodybuilders, Mr. Olympia, posing
- upper armhumerus, brachialis, arm bone
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- tricep dipBodyweight arm exercise
- triceps brachiiElbow-extending arm muscle
- tricep stretchArm muscle flexibility exercise
- tricep extensionsArm-back muscle exercises