French press with dumbells

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Primary target:
Arms (Triceps)
Secondary target:
None
Difficulty:
(5/10)
Equipment required:
How many reps should I do?
What weight should I use?

Techniques

To perform the French press with dumbells safely, please follow these steps:
  1. Lay down on a bench with a dumbell in each hand, arms pointing straight up
  2. Keeping the shoulder joint perfectly still, slowly lower the dumbells down to your shoulders, your elbows should remain pointing to the sky
  3. Again, moving from the elbows, slowly raise the dumbells back up into the air again
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you can no longer maintain the correct technique

Alternatives

Tricep dips
Single arm tricep overhead extension
French press with barbell on fitball
Single arm tricep pushdown with resistance band
Chest press with medicine ball
Tricep stretch
Tricep pushdown with resistance band
Narrow press up
Narrow chest press with dumbells
Narrow bench press with barbell on fitball
Fitball dips
Tricep kickback with dumbells
French press with barbell
French press with medicine ball
Floor dips