French press with barbell

Primary target:
Arms (Triceps)
Secondary target:
Difficulty:
(5/10)
Equipment required:
Barbell
How many reps should I do?
What weight should I use?
Techniques
  1. Lay down on a bench with your hands shoulder width apart on the bar, arms pointing straight up
  2. Keeping the shoulder joint perfectly still, slowly lower the bar down to your forehead, your elbows should remain pointing to the sky
  3. Again, moving from the elbows, slowly raise the bar back up into the air again
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you can no longer maintain the correct technique
Tips
  • ALL the movement should be in the ELBOWS and not in the shoulder joint
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