Tricep Dumbbell Kickback

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Exercise Details

Equipment

dumbbell

Difficulty

Intermediate

Type

isolation

Muscle Focus

Primary Muscles
triceps
Secondary Muscles
shoulders

Instructions

  1. 1.Stand with your right leg on the floor and your left leg bent with your knee and shin on a flat bench. Hold a dumbbell in your right hand, palm facing your body. Bench over at your hip, keeping your back straight placing your left hand on the bench.
  2. 2.Lift your right upper arm until it is parallel with the floor. This is your starting position.
  3. 3.Keeping your elbow and body stationary, extend your arm backward focusing on contracting the tricep muscle.
  4. 4.Extend it as far as you can, then pause for a brief moment before slowly returning to the starting position.
  5. 5.Repeat for as many repetitions as required.
  6. 6.Repeat on the other arm.

Tips

  • Don't swing or bounce your body when performing this exercise.
  • Perform the reps slowly and in a controlled manner.

Breathing Instructions

Breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) portion of the exercise and breathe out during the cocentric (elevation) portion.

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