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Now this may be something a lot of you guys have already figured out....but I wanted to share it in case someone hasn't seen it done before.
I've tried it quite a few times since thinking of it....although I don't take credit for it as I'm sure someone else has already probably seen it done. I just had never seen it before.
So I always liked reverse triceps pushups....but it's always a hassle to get someone to load your lap with plates.
My gym has a Nautilus dip machine with separate handles on either side. You sit down in it, and do dips with a weight stack.
A few weeks ago I took a standard EZ-Curl bar that you would attach to a cable machine, and laid it across the handles of the dip machine. It fit across perfectly and since the dip machine has neoprene on the handles...there wasn't any slippage.
I then set the weight where I wanted it, lowered the seat all the way down, put my hands behind me on the inner curves of the ez-curl bar, pushed down....and then sit down.
It was exactly like a reverse triceps pushup but allowed me to use the weight I wanted. Plus with your arms behind you and the seat all the way down....the stretch on the negative portion of the exercise is intense.
Just by placing your hands in various positions, you can target different heads if the triceps....and the cambered bar takes any stress off if your wrists. The pumps are incredible...and I guarantee you will feel it the next day.
I will get a pic the next time I'm in to show what I'm talking about.
Again...it may be old news to a lot of you guys....but it was like a new toy to me!
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I've tried it quite a few times since thinking of it....although I don't take credit for it as I'm sure someone else has already probably seen it done. I just had never seen it before.
So I always liked reverse triceps pushups....but it's always a hassle to get someone to load your lap with plates.
My gym has a Nautilus dip machine with separate handles on either side. You sit down in it, and do dips with a weight stack.
A few weeks ago I took a standard EZ-Curl bar that you would attach to a cable machine, and laid it across the handles of the dip machine. It fit across perfectly and since the dip machine has neoprene on the handles...there wasn't any slippage.
I then set the weight where I wanted it, lowered the seat all the way down, put my hands behind me on the inner curves of the ez-curl bar, pushed down....and then sit down.
It was exactly like a reverse triceps pushup but allowed me to use the weight I wanted. Plus with your arms behind you and the seat all the way down....the stretch on the negative portion of the exercise is intense.
Just by placing your hands in various positions, you can target different heads if the triceps....and the cambered bar takes any stress off if your wrists. The pumps are incredible...and I guarantee you will feel it the next day.
I will get a pic the next time I'm in to show what I'm talking about.
Again...it may be old news to a lot of you guys....but it was like a new toy to me!
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