Triceps Exercises
218 Free Exercise DB records tag the triceps as a primary or secondary muscle. Tagged inventory and primary-muscle count are ranked separately.
114 beginner · 86 intermediate · 18 advanced, computed across all tagged exercises.
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Triceps ranks #5 of 18 by tagged inventory (218) and #6 by primary-muscle count (71). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- Triceps ranks #5 of 18 by tagged inventory (218) and #6 by primary-muscle count (71). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- 218 tagged records · 71 primary-field records
- Free Exercise DB (CC0) live extract
Catalog lens
Tagged inventory is not primary-muscle count
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Triceps ranks #5 of 18 by tagged inventory (218) and #6 by primary-muscle count (71). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
Tagged inventory
#5 of 18
218 tagged records. Shoulders leads tagged.
Primary-muscle count
#6 of 15
71 primary-field records. Quadriceps leads primary.
Triceps vs all muscles by tagged exercise inventory
Where this muscle's Free Exercise DB tagged-record count sits among every muscle with at least one tag (catalog density, not training priority)
218 Top 28% more tagged exercises than 72% of 18 muscles
Muscles, banded by tagged Free Exercise DB record count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more muscles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source Free Exercise DB · 2026-07-10
- 218
- Exercises
- 114
- Beginner-friendly
- 168
- Compound lifts
- 25
- Equipment-free
Triceps exercises by equipment
According to the open Free Exercise DB datasets, the 218 triceps tagged records split across equipment types as below - barbell leads the listed set, and 25 listed records are labeled body only.
Triceps movements by equipment
What the Triceps Exercise Data Reveals
The PlainExercise database catalogues 218 records that tag the triceps as a primary or secondary muscle. That tagged inventory is not the primary-muscle map: According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Triceps ranks #5 of 18 by tagged inventory (218) and #6 by primary-muscle count (71). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).. Within the listed set, 114 are tagged beginner, 86 intermediate, 18 advanced, and 0 carry no explicit level classification. Every record is sourced from the public-domain Free Exercise DB.
Context matters: this database tracks exercise taxonomy. "Primary muscle" is a source field, not a claim that a listed movement isolates the triceps. Compound lifts tagged here may recruit this muscle as a secondary mover. This page is a catalog extract, not medical or personal-training advice.
Beginner (114)
Foundational movements to learn the pattern.
- Alternating Cable Shoulder Presscable · compound
- Alternating Floor Presskettlebells · compound
- Anti-Gravity Pressbarbell · compound
- Back Flyes - With Bandsbands · compound
- Band Skull Crusherbands · isolation
- Barbell Bench Press - Medium Gripbarbell · compound
- Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Gripbarbell · compound
- Bench Dipsbody only · compound
- Bench Press - With Bandsbands · compound
- Body Tricep Pressbody only · isolation
- Bradford/Rocky Pressesbarbell · compound
- Cable Chest Presscable · compound
- Cable Incline Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Cable Lying Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Cable One Arm Tricep Extensioncable · isolation
- Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Cable Shoulder Presscable · compound
- Chest Push (multiple response)medicine ball · compound
- Chest Push (single response)medicine ball · compound
- Chest Push from 3 point stancemedicine ball · compound
- Chest Push with Run Releasemedicine ball · compound
- Close-Grip Barbell Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Close-Grip Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Close-Grip EZ-Bar Presse-z curl bar · compound
- Decline Barbell Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Decline Dumbbell Bench Pressdumbbell · compound
- Decline Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Decline EZ Bar Triceps Extensionbarbell · isolation
- Decline Push-Upcompound
- Decline Smith Pressmachine · compound
- Dip Machinemachine · compound
- Dips - Triceps Versionbody only · compound
- Dumbbell Bench Pressdumbbell · compound
- Dumbbell Bench Press with Neutral Gripdumbbell · compound
- Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raisedumbbell · isolation
- Dumbbell Tricep Extension -Pronated Gripdumbbell · isolation
- Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Presskettlebells · compound
- EZ-Bar Skullcrushere-z curl bar · isolation
- Front Raise And Pulloverbarbell · compound
- Hammer Grip Incline DB Bench Pressdumbbell · compound
- Heavy Bag Thrustother · compound
- Incline Cable Chest Presscable · compound
- Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing Indumbbell · compound
- Incline Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Incline Push-Upbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Close-Gripbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Depth Jumpother · compound
- Incline Push-Up Mediumbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Reverse Gripbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Widebody only · compound
- Isometric Chest Squeezesbody only · compound
- Isometric Wipersbody only · compound
- JM Pressbarbell · compound
- Leverage Chest Pressmachine · compound
- Leverage Decline Chest Pressmachine · compound
- Leverage Incline Chest Pressmachine · compound
- Leverage Shoulder Pressmachine · compound
- Low Cable Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Machine Bench Pressmachine · compound
- Machine Shoulder (Military) Pressmachine · compound
- Machine Triceps Extensionmachine · isolation
- Medicine Ball Chest Passmedicine ball · compound
- One Arm Dumbbell Bench Pressdumbbell · compound
- One Arm Pronated Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- One Arm Supinated Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Otis-Upother · compound
- Overhead Stretchcompound
- Pallof Presscable · isolation
- Pallof Press With Rotationcable · compound
- Parallel Bar Dipother · compound
- Plyo Push-upbody only · compound
- Push Up to Side Plankbody only · compound
- Push-Up Widebody only · compound
- Push-Ups With Feet Elevatedbody only · compound
- Pushupsbody only · compound
- Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions)body only · compound
- Return Push from Stancemedicine ball · compound
- Reverse Grip Triceps Pushdowncable · isolation
- Seated Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Seated Cable Shoulder Presscable · compound
- Seated Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Seated Triceps Pressdumbbell · isolation
- Shoulder Press - With Bandsbands · compound
- Sled Overhead Triceps Extensionother · isolation
- Sled Pushother · compound
- Smith Machine Bench Pressmachine · compound
- Smith Machine Close-Grip Bench Pressmachine · compound
- Smith Machine Decline Pressmachine · compound
- Smith Machine Incline Bench Pressmachine · compound
- Smith Machine Overhead Shoulder Pressmachine · compound
- Speed Band Overhead Tricepsbands · isolation
- Spider Crawlbody only · compound
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Standing Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Standing Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Standing Bradford Pressbarbell · compound
- Standing Cable Chest Presscable · compound
- Standing Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Standing Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Standing Military Pressbarbell · compound
- Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Standing Overhead Barbell Triceps Extensionbarbell · isolation
- Standing Palm-In One-Arm Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Standing Towel Triceps Extensionbody only · isolation
- Supine Chest Throwmedicine ball · compound
- Suspended Push-Upother · compound
- Svend Pressother · compound
- Tricep Dumbbell Kickbackdumbbell · isolation
- Tricep Side Stretch
- Triceps Overhead Extension with Ropecable · isolation
- Triceps Pushdowncable · isolation
- Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachmentcable · isolation
- Triceps Pushdown - V-Bar Attachmentcable · isolation
- Triceps Stretchisolation
Intermediate (86)
Movements that require basic strength and coordination.
- Alternating Kettlebell Presskettlebells · compound
- Arnold Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Barbell Guillotine Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Barbell Shoulder Pressbarbell · compound
- Bench Press - Powerliftingbarbell · compound
- Bent-Arm Barbell Pulloverbarbell · compound
- Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pulloverdumbbell · compound
- Board Pressbarbell · compound
- Body-Upbody only · isolation
- Bodyweight Flyese-z curl bar · isolation
- Chain Handle Extensionother · isolation
- Chain Pressother · compound
- Clean and Pressbarbell · compound
- Clock Push-Upbody only · compound
- Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbellbody only · compound
- Decline Close-Grip Bench To Skull Crusherbarbell · compound
- Dips - Chest Versionother · compound
- Double Kettlebell Jerkkettlebells · compound
- Double Kettlebell Push Presskettlebells · compound
- Double Kettlebell Windmillkettlebells
- Drop Pushother · compound
- Dumbbell Floor Pressdumbbell · compound
- Dumbbell One-Arm Shoulder Pressdumbbell · compound
- Dumbbell One-Arm Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Dumbbell Shoulder Pressdumbbell · compound
- Floor Pressbarbell · compound
- Floor Press with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Forward Drag with Pressother · compound
- Heaving Snatch Balancebarbell · compound
- Incline Barbell Triceps Extensionbarbell · isolation
- Jerk Balancebarbell · compound
- Kettlebell Arnold Presskettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Seated Presskettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Seesaw Presskettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Thrusterkettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)kettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)kettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Windmillkettlebells · compound
- Kipping Muscle Upother · compound
- Kneeling Cable Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Landmine Linear Jammerbarbell · compound
- Leg-Over Floor Presskettlebells · compound
- Log Liftother · compound
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Headbarbell · isolation
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chine-z curl bar · isolation
- Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- Lying Triceps Presse-z curl bar · isolation
- Muscle Snatchbarbell · compound
- Muscle Upother · compound
- Neck Pressbarbell · compound
- One Arm Floor Pressbarbell · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Presskettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Jerkkettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Military Press To The Sidekettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Para Presskettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Push Presskettlebells · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Split Jerkkettlebells · compound
- Pin Pressesbarbell · compound
- Power Cleanbarbell · compound
- Power Snatch from Blocksbarbell · compound
- Push Press - Behind the Neckbarbell · compound
- Push-Ups - Close Triceps Positionbody only · compound
- Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ballexercise ball · compound
- Reverse Band Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Reverse Triceps Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Ring Dipsother · compound
- Seated Barbell Military Pressbarbell · compound
- Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensiondumbbell · isolation
- See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press)dumbbell · compound
- Single-Arm Linear Jammerbarbell · compound
- Single-Arm Push-Upbody only · compound
- Snatchbarbell · compound
- Snatch Balancebarbell · compound
- Split Jerkbarbell · compound
- Standing Barbell Press Behind Neckbarbell · compound
- Standing Low-Pulley One-Arm Triceps Extensioncable · isolation
- Standing Palms-In Dumbbell Pressdumbbell · compound
- Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pulloverdumbbell · compound
- Tate Pressdumbbell · isolation
- Tire Flipother · compound
- Two-Arm Kettlebell Jerkkettlebells · compound
- Two-Arm Kettlebell Military Presskettlebells · compound
- Weighted Bench Dipother · compound
- Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Pressbarbell · compound
- Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pulloverbarbell · compound
Advanced (18)
Complex or highly loaded movements for experienced lifters.
- Alternating Renegade Rowkettlebells · compound
- Bench Press with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Bent Presskettlebells · compound
- Circus Bellother · compound
- Clean and Jerkbarbell · compound
- Handstand Push-Upsbody only · compound
- One-Arm Kettlebell Snatchkettlebells · compound
- Overhead Latother
- Overhead Squatbarbell · compound
- Overhead Tricepsbody only
- Plyo Kettlebell Pushupskettlebells · compound
- Power Jerkbarbell · compound
- Power Snatchbarbell · compound
- Press Sit-Upbarbell · compound
- Push Pressbarbell · compound
- Snatch from Blocksbarbell · compound
- Split Snatchbarbell · compound
- Squat Jerkbarbell · compound
Nationwide muscle groups with similar catalog scale
Two Free Exercise DB peer sets for Triceps, each excluding this muscle so the neighborhoods are attribute-based, not self-containment (the exercise lists above stay the within-group path).
Similar tagged inventory
Nearest other muscles by primary+secondary tagged records (218 here).
Similar primary-muscle count
Nearest other muscles by exercises where this muscle is the primary field (71 here).