Does anyone have any tips for getting the bar into position? I've gotten to the point where the weight I'm using is too heavy for my wrists to hoist up from my lap with my hands in the proper grip position for the exercise. I tried using a power rack, but the fixed EZ bars are not long enough to rest in the j-hooks. I train alone and I also don't like the one or two arm dumbbell variations.
I train alone too. And I understand how difficult it is to do seated triceps extensions
in a seated position with a barbell when the weight becomes cumbersome, difficult
and dangerous to get into position.
You said that you do not like one or two handed dumbbell variations but give this a try.
I do two handed dumbbell triceps extensions on an incline bench at about a 45 deg.
position. With two hands, but the dumbbell on your lap and ‘flip’ it onto your upper
chest while leaning back into position. Now press the dumbbell overhead and do
your extensions with your elbows vertical or slightly back so you have some
resistance in the contracted position. (I can do them this way with a 110 lb. dumbbell
and I weigh about a buck sixty five.). This is my favorite triceps exercise and is
relatively safe and ’easy’ to get the weight into the correct position.
Let us know what your think after you have tried it.
Hope this helps.