Doing a triceps push-down with a straight bar or a rope works the same muscles, but each has its advantages. The rope attachment enables you to target fibers deep within the triceps and to move through a fuller range of motion when you straighten your wrists at the bottom of the exercise.

Push-ups are a classic upper-body exercise. Popular with the military, boot camps, and average gym-goers, they work the chest, triceps, and front shoulders. The abdominal muscles also come into play during a push-up. There are many versions of the push-up, each offering its own advantages.

Parallel bars are a classic piece of gymnastic equipment, but they shouldn’t be limited to gymnasts. There are many parallel bar exercises that the average fitness enthusiast can perform to increase core strength, coordination and muscular endurance.

The muscles of the forearm are critical for grip strength. It can be difficult to train these muscles without using weights because most people have little to no experience training these muscle groups without any weight. The simplest way to train the forearms using body weight is a technique called manual resistance.

A medicine ball is a handy tool for doing strength training exercises for your arms and other parts of your body. Medicine balls come in many different weights, some as low as four lbs. Although you won't likely find a 40 lb. medicine ball like you would a 40 lb. dumbbell or be able to lift 100 lbs.

Handwriting is a complex process that involves multiple systems in the body to coordinate: visual-motor, fine-motor dexterity, kinesthetic awareness, shoulder stability, postural stability for sitting and hand strength. For children who have poor hand strength, hand exercises might help.

Push-ups have earned a well-deserved place as one of the most popular exercises. They can be done anywhere and simultaneously work the muscles of the core, hips, legs, chest and arms.

Whether you have a special event coming up or are getting ready for summer, you can tone up your arms in just one month with some basic exercises. Pushups and dumbbell exercises are essential to quickly firming your arms.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends strength training for children as long as proper training techniques are used. Biceps, triceps and forearm exercises improve muscle strength and range of motion for the arms.

If you refer to your underarms as bat wings or bingo wings, know that you are not alone. The common complaint of flabby underarms led the American Council on Exercise to sponsor a female-only study in 2011 to determine which exercises best tone the triceps.

How quickly you can develop size in your arm muscles depends on a couple factors, including your training history and genetics.

Your hamstrings are muscle group located on the rear of each upper thigh. It's common to experience tight, strained or cramped hamstrings, which can occur for several reasons. Upon dealing with hamstring cramps, take steps to prevent them from occurring again.