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How To Do The Lying Triceps Extension

How To Do The Lying Triceps Extension

The lying triceps extension is an effective exercise for building strength and size in the arms and shoulders. This popular exercise targets the triceps, a group of three muscles on the back side of your upper arm. Incorporating this move into your workout routine will help you to achieve a toned, muscular upper body. To do this move correctly:

  • Start by lying flat on your back with one or two dumbbells in your hands.
  • Keep your elbows close to your sides as you extend both arms towards the ceiling until they are straightened out above you.
  • Slowly lower the dumbbells to shoulder level while maintaining control throughout the movement.

List Of Steps To Do The Lying Triceps Extension

  • Lie down on a flat bench with your feet flat on the floor.
  • Extend your arms towards the ceiling with the barbell directly above your shoulders.
  • Lower the barbell slowly towards your forehead by bending your elbows.
  • Pause briefly when the barbell is just above your forehead.
  • Extend your arms back up to the starting position by straightening your elbows.
  • Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

  • Lie down on a flat bench with your feet flat on the floor.

The lying triceps extension is a great exercise to help build strength and tone in the triceps. This exercise requires you to lie on a flat bench with your feet on the floor.

Your back must remain straight throughout this exercise; good form will help you get the most out of each repetition. This step is essential to perform the lying triceps extension safely and effectively.

To begin, start by lying down on a flat bench with your feet firmly planted on the floor.

Your arms above your chest, palms facing inward toward one another with an overhand grip (palms away from face). Slowly lower the weight towards your forehead or neck while maintaining control of both the speed and form of movement.

  • Extend your arms towards the ceiling with the barbell directly above your shoulders.

The lying triceps extension is a popular exercise among weightlifters looking to strengthen and shape their arms. This exercise primarily targets the triceps but can also work other muscles depending on the variation.

To properly perform a lying triceps extension, one must start by sitting on the floor or bench with legs extended in front of them and feet flat on the ground. 

Next, grab a barbell using an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and hold it above your shoulders with your arms extended straight towards the ceiling. Slowly lower the barbell behind your head from this starting position.

  • Lower the barbell slowly towards your forehead by bending your elbows.

The lying triceps extension is one of the most effective exercises for developing stronger triceps muscles. It can be performed with either a barbell or dumbbell and only requires that you lay flat on your back with your feet planted firmly on the ground.

How To Do The Lying Triceps Extension
 

The key to proper form is to lower the barbell slowly towards your forehead by bending your elbows. This exercise works all three heads of the triceps muscle, helping you build strength and power in this area of your body.

Maintaining a good posture while performing this exercise, ensure that your upper arms are perpendicular to the floor and that your elbows stay close together throughout the movement.

  • Pause briefly when the barbell is just above your forehead.

When you do the Lying Triceps Extension, there is a step you should never forget: pausing briefly when the barbell is just above your forehead. This pause allows for an extra-long eccentric contraction, which gives the triceps muscles a more significant stimulus.

It also improves control of your movements, especially since this exercise involves lifting and lowering weight overhead. To perform this step correctly, take a few seconds after lifting the barbell to lock it into place just above your forehead. 

  • Extend your arms back up to the starting position by straightening your elbows.

The triceps extension is a great way to work and tone your muscles. The lying triceps extension, also known as the skull crusher, is an effective arm exercise that requires minimal equipment and can be done at home.

To do this exercise, you will begin by lying on your back with your feet flat on the floor and weight or dumbbell in both hands, extended towards the ceiling above you.

From here, bend your elbows to form 90-degree angles while keeping them close to your body, then raise them back up to their starting position by straightening them out.

  • Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

The lying triceps extension is a simple and effective exercise to tone and strengthens your tricep muscles. It is an isolation exercise that can do with dumbbells or a barbell and is an essential part of any upper-body workout. To do the lying triceps extension:

  • Start by lying on a flat bench and gripping the dumbbells in both hands, palms facing up.
  • With your arms extended above you, lower the weight slowly until it nearly touches your forehead before returning to the original position.
  • Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, usually between 8-12.
  • Keep your elbows close together throughout the movement for maximum effect.

This exercise works best with slow, controlled motions instead of jerky or momentum-assisted lifts.

Which Equipment Did You Need To Perform Lying Triceps Exercise?

This exercise is effective on triceps muscle and it is one of the great training exercise that can be performed while lying on the flat bench and using a barbell or even EZ curl bar, or if you will prefer dumbbells to barbell but still lying on the flat bench.

Type of exercise : strength

The target: Triceps

EQUIPMENT NEEDED : Barbells or EZ curl bar

 

Important Note

Make sure that your elbows is in tight

Don’t let the falloff from your hand

Hold the weight very well

Don’t overweight yourself

Focus, yourself on the performance.

Load the weight that your power can be able to control

Don’t create any momentum or anything that can jeopardise the performance.

Your elbows should not move around

Then, lower the bar down again slowly until it nearly touches your forehead, pause that position briefly for a second, carefully press the bar back up with painstaking. then, you can then repeat the process again prior to your desire reps.

Safety Measures To Take When Performing Lying Triceps Extensions

Remember that you must hold the weight very well and the weight must not fall off or stray away  from your hands during the exercise.

Remember that you must be in total control and be concentrated throughout the exercise.

Do not overweight yourself. For you, it might not allow you to perform correctly.

It is very important to load the weight that your power can control for a  good performance throughout the exercise.

Don’t jeopardize your performance,  do not create any momentum or difficulties that would not allow you to continue with the good performance.

You might need to be observed by an expert or a personal trainer on  this exercise.

Other Important note:

You should hold the barbell with an overhand grip.

Your elbows should not be moving around,  so also your upper arms.

Slowly lower the bar towards your forehead.

You must be in total control of the weight throughout the performance

Hold your upper arms in fixed position throughout the exercise.

The down motion should be slightly slower than the up motion.

 Benefits In Performing Lying Triceps Extension

The lying triceps extension is a great exercise that helps to train and strengthen triceps.

It allows for more weight with lying triceps extension. You can increase weight with no stress, but do not overweight yourself.

Lying triceps extension helps to train and boost more muscles to your triceps.

It is one of the effective triceps exercises that helps to target the log head more

lying triceps extension is more convenient to perform.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, the lying triceps extension is an excellent exercise for helping to build strong and sculpted arms. It can, however, be challenging to perform if you are a beginner.

To ensure that you get the most out of this exercise and avoid any potential injury, remember to keep your elbows close to the body, use a slow and controlled motion, and take breaks when needed. This exercise can help build strength and definition quickly with proper form and dedication.

 

 

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