Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extension

 
 

Muscle Worked

Triceps

Instructions

  • Lie on your back on a flat bench with legs drawn up towards your body.
  • Hold a dumbbell in one hand with palm facing inward. Your arm should be slightly bent and vertical.
  • Hold the upper arm of the arm being trained in vertical position
  • Lower the dumbbells along the side your head in a semicircular motion by bending the forearm towards the upper arm at the elbow.
  • When the hand reached the level of forehead, stop the motion lift the forearm back to the starting position in a slow manner.
  • Make sure the wrist does not bend and always remains in straight line with your forearm.

Don'ts

  • Make sure the wrist does not bend and always remains in straight line with your forearm.
  • Don't try to finish off the exercise perform the exercise in a slow manner.