Arms · Bodyweight
Low Bar Position Triceps Press
How to do the low bar position triceps press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set a bar low, around hip height, and grip it shoulder-width with your body angled back and arms extended. Keeping your elbows tucked, bend at the elbows to lower your chest toward the bar, then press back up by extending the arms.
- 1Your triceps driving you back to full extension
- 2Elbows staying tucked close to your sides
- 3A tight core keeping your body in a straight line
Common mistakes
- Flaring your elbows out wide
- Letting your hips sag or pike up
- Cutting the range short at the top or bottom
Muscles worked
The low bar position triceps press mainly works the triceps, with the mid chest, upper abs, lower abs, and front delts assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- Mid ChestSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower ChestMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- GlutesMinor
Kovo programs the low bar position triceps press for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More triceps exercises
- How to do the bent-over tricep extension
- How to do the crossbody tricep extension
- How to do the cable katana tricep extension
- How to do the cable single arm tricep extension
- How to do the kickback
- How to do the lying tricep extension
Last reviewed June 2026.