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.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.Lift your right upper arm until it is parallel with the floor. This is your starting position.
- 3.Keeping your elbow and body stationary, extend your arm backward focusing on contracting the tricep muscle.
- 4.Extend it as far as you can, then pause for a brief moment before slowly returning to the starting position.
- 5.Repeat for as many repetitions as required.
- 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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