So after reading, the thread "Triceps tips" I decided to try close grip bench with dumb bells. I've been doing close grip on the floor with a smith machine and I like it, but some people said the close grip on the floor with the dumb bells was really hitting their triceps pretty well....
I'm glad it wasn't filmed... the challenge is getting the dumb bells into position while you are on the ground. So, I put a bench perpendicular in front of me with the dumb bells on the bench... I squat down in front of the bench, kind of hoist the bells onto my knee's and try to roll onto my back... looking like some kind of dying turtle I'm sure... I get set into position, arms bent at my side.... "arrrrrr.... huh? ARRRRRR!" Crap! I can't get started! I know I can do the weight, but my starting position just puts me in a mechanically disadvantaged position... I say to my wife, "OK, help me start" "Where do I grab? I can't put my hands under your elbows!" "Uh, grab my wrist's, try that" She can't get any leverage... so now she try's getting directly over the weight and is squatting over my face..."Oh geez, this doesn't look good" I think to myself... finally, my stone-face breaks and we both just burst out laughing... I keep trying... we keep laughing... "Forget it!"
We had to look like the two biggest buffoon's.
On a positive note- I decided to just do them on a regular bench with the dumb bells and be extra careful not to go too far down... I like them a lot!
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I'm glad it wasn't filmed... the challenge is getting the dumb bells into position while you are on the ground. So, I put a bench perpendicular in front of me with the dumb bells on the bench... I squat down in front of the bench, kind of hoist the bells onto my knee's and try to roll onto my back... looking like some kind of dying turtle I'm sure... I get set into position, arms bent at my side.... "arrrrrr.... huh? ARRRRRR!" Crap! I can't get started! I know I can do the weight, but my starting position just puts me in a mechanically disadvantaged position... I say to my wife, "OK, help me start" "Where do I grab? I can't put my hands under your elbows!" "Uh, grab my wrist's, try that" She can't get any leverage... so now she try's getting directly over the weight and is squatting over my face..."Oh geez, this doesn't look good" I think to myself... finally, my stone-face breaks and we both just burst out laughing... I keep trying... we keep laughing... "Forget it!"
We had to look like the two biggest buffoon's.
On a positive note- I decided to just do them on a regular bench with the dumb bells and be extra careful not to go too far down... I like them a lot!