Exercises to Develop Horseshoe-Shaped Triceps

Push your fist towards the ground and suddenly, from the back of your arm, appears a block of muscle. This muscle is known as the triceps brachii. The triceps brachii is a muscle, which consists of three heads and works in opposite of the biceps. The function of the triceps is to straighten the arm and rotate the wrist. As with the back, developing a "V" shaped back is most desirable, with the triceps there too is a desirable shape, the most desirable shape for the triceps is known as the horseshoe. An arm that has fully developed triceps muscles will appear as if a horseshoe has been placed under the skin.

How do you build the desirable horseshoe shape triceps? This will occur when each muscle in the triceps is developed, meaning performing a variety of triceps exercises, which work the entire triceps, rear triceps, inner triceps, and outer triceps.

Below are a variety of triceps exercises, which can be used to target each section of the muscle ground, in order to fully develop each portion of the triceps resulting in the desirable horseshoes shaped triceps.

Triceps Cable Press Downs - This exercise develops the triceps, due the full range of motion the triceps cable press downs provide.

One - Arm Cable Reverse Press Downs - This exercise isolates the triceps and will promote the horseshoe shape for the triceps.

Seated Triceps Presses - This exercise develops the rear head and inside head of the triceps.

Standing Triceps Presses - This exercise develops the entire triceps.

Lying Triceps Extension - This exercise develops the entire triceps.

Lying Dumbbell Extensions - This exercise develops and defines the outer triceps.

Lying Cross Face Triceps Extension - This exercise develops and defines the out triceps.

Dumbbell Kickbacks - This exercise develops and defines the upper triceps.

One - Arm Triceps Extensions - This exercise develops the entire triceps and develops the separations between each of the three muscles, which created the triceps.

Dips - This exercise develops the triceps and creates thickness around the elbow.