Fitness From the Pro

As I was teaching a weight training class the other, someone made a special request to get rid of “the under arm jiggle.”  To you and I, it’s called the triceps.  Of course we exercise our triceps as part of our weight training.  Women especially worry about their triceps.  So today, I give you a triceps exercise!

Tricep Extension a.k.a. Skull Crushers

• You can use a curl bar or dumbbells for this exercise.  For our purpose for today we will use the curl bar.
• Load up the bar.
• Lay down on a bench holding the curl bar shoulder width apart.
• Keep the elbows in.
• Overhand grip hold the bar just above your chest and slowly lower the bar to your forehead and inhale.
• Exhale as push the bar away back to a starting position.
• Repeat.

The tricep extension is an excellent exercise.  The more you do, there is a tendency to let the elbows flare out to the sides.   Prevent that from happening, because you will no longer be weight training those triceps.  You MUST keep the elbows in to see any results.

Personally, I like to super set my triceps with my biceps to get a good pump in my arms!