Rolling Triceps Extension
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muscles: | Triceps, Latissimus Dorsi |
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auxiliary muscles: | Hand Flexors, Hand Extensors, Deltoids |
required: | Barbell or EZ Bar, Dumbbells (2) |
optional: | Bench |
fitness level: | Hard |
exercise type: | Strength |
Variations available (6) |
General And Specifics
- with this exercise you can train the trizeps and the lats
- you can also do it on the ground without a weight bench
- the range of motion is smaller then
Starting Position
- grasp one dumbbell with each hand
- lay your back on the weight bench
- you can place your feet on the bench or on the ground
- stretch out the arms almost fully, so that the weight are positioned above your shoulders
- the palms point to each other
Correct Execution
- bend your elbows, until the weights touch the front part of your shoulders
- guide the elbows towards your head
- then the elbows point to the ceiling
- the forearms are next to the ears in the final position
- brace the lats and move the elbows to the chest again
- stretch out the arms then
- do not let your elbows wander outwards