Best Dumbbell Tricep Exercise

22 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this short instructional video, the presenter argues against performing the dumbbell tricep extension with both hands simultaneously. He explains that most people are limited by shoulder mobility, which causes excess shoulder stress and reduces the range of motion when using a two‑handed grip, especially when trying to lift heavy. He recommends switching to a single‑arm (unilateral) variation, which lets the lifter align the weight to reduce shoulder discomfort, achieve a deeper stretch, and target the triceps more effectively. The speaker concludes by urging viewers to try the single‑arm version in their next workout for better tricep development.

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If you're doing this exercise using both hands, I might stop doing that. And here's why. When you use both hands, most people are limited by their shoulder mobility and it puts more stress on your shoulders than your tricep. And most people just try to go too heavy and their range of motion ends up suffering, which means you're not getting the most out of the move. So instead, what I like to do is just use one arm. This way you can line it up to make it feel better on your shoulder and you can get a deeper range of motion. That's what she said. So you can stretch your tricep and work your tricep more, leading to better tricep gain. Try it out in your next workout and I hope it helps.