PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To develop the
triceps, especially the upper area.
EXECUTION: (1) Stand with knees bent,
one foot in front of the other, putting one
hand on a low bench for balance. Take a
dumbbell in the opposite hand, bend
your arm and raise your elbow back and
up to about shoulder height, elbow close
to your side and letting the dumbbell
h a n g straight down below it. (2)
Keeping your elbow stationary, press the
weight back until your forearm is about
parallel to the floor. Hold here for a
moment and give the triceps an extra
flex, then slowly come back to the
starting position. For added triceps
development, twist your hand slightly as
you lift the weight, bringing the thumb
up, and twist back the other way as you
come down. Finish your set, then repeat
the movement using the other arm. Make
sure that only your forearm moves in this
exercise, not the upper arm. This
exercise can also be done with cable
pulleys.
