French press with medicine ball

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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 medicine ball safely, please follow these steps:
  1. Begin by laying down on the bench with the medicine ball resting on your stomach
  2. With one hand on either side of the ball, slowly raise the ball into the air so your arms are almost straight - avoid locking the elbows
  3. Keeping the shoulder joint perfectly still, slowly lower the medicine ball down to your forehead, your elbows should remain pointing to the sky
  4. Again, moving from the elbows, slowly raise the medicine ball back up into the air
  5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you can no longer maintain the correct technique

Alternatives

Tricep stretch
Narrow press up
Incline narrow bench press with barbell
French press with barbell on fitball
French press with dumbells
Tricep pushdown with resistance band
Narrow chest press with dumbells
Floor dips
Single arm tricep overhead extension
French press with barbell
Chest press with medicine ball
Seated french press with dumbells
Narrow bench press with barbell on fitball
Narrow chest press with barbell
Single arm reverse pushdown with resistance band