The tricep has three heads including the lateral head, the long head, and the medial head. All three heads will be hit with any tricep exercise. However, you can emphasize different heads with certain exercises. Additionally, if you’re focusing on plenty of compound movements such as chest presses and shoulder presses, you’ll already be getting a good amount of tricep work. The lateral head is the most visible head. Tricep pushdowns with a straight or v-bar are the best exercise to hit it. The l