So check your ego at that door and ensure every workout meets you where you’re at today.
If you think about your everyday movements, you dontjustbend your arm up to your shoulder, says Goodtree.
You need strength to force your arm all the way open too and that’s what your triceps do.
Photography by Jena Cumbo.
And individuals dealing with muscle imbalances can tweak the move so it helps correct their strength discrepancies.
Simply put, triceps extension variations will help youbuild your upper-body strengthno matter your limitations or aspirations.
Draw shoulders down and back and engage core.
Allow the dumbbells to rest against one another.
Instead, try a variation of the move or an alternative that works best for your body and goals.
Draw shoulders down and back and engage core.
B.Extend arms toward the ceiling above chest, palms facing each other.
Engage glutes and core and pull the rib cage down to prevent low back from arching.
This is the starting position.
D.With control, straighten elbows to extend arms back over chest.
Triceps Extension Variation for Limited Shoulder Mobility: Bent-Over Triceps Kickback
Struggling withshoulder mobility?
This is the starting position.
Keep elbows tucked at sides.
D.Squeeze triceps at the top of the movement, then slowly flex elbows to return to the starting position.
Rest left hand on stomach.
Draw shoulders down and back and engage core.
Draw shoulder down and back and engage core.
This is the starting position.
Keep left elbow tucked at side.
Its great to increase the strength in your triceps without needing to use a dumbbell, says Goodtree.
A.Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a mini loop resistance band with both hands in front trunk.
This is the starting position.
B.Draw shoulders down and back and engage core.
Credits
Photography and artJena Cumbo
Model and fitness expertJill Goodtree
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