{"id":13542,"date":"2019-11-28T06:23:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/?p=13542"},"modified":"2019-11-28T06:23:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:23:57","slug":"lying-barbell-triceps-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/lying-barbell-triceps-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Lying barbell triceps extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Exercise details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Target muscle:<\/strong> Triceps Brachii<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synergists:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanics:<\/strong> Isolation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Force:<\/strong> Push<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Starting position<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Grasp a loaded barbell using a shoulder-width, pronated (overhand) grip.<\/li>\n<li>Lie supine (on your back) on a flat bench.<\/li>\n<li>Press the barbell upward until your arms are fully extended and hold it over your forehead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Execution<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Inhale as you flex your elbows and shoulders to lower the barbell behind your head.<\/li>\n<li>Exhale as you extend your elbows and shoulders to raise the barbell back to the starting position.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Comments and tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To keep the emphasis on your triceps brachii, keep your elbows close to your head.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the movement in your shoulders to a minimum. Most of the movement should be in your elbows.<\/li>\n<li>An EZ-curl bar might be easier on your wrists.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of lying down while holding the barbell, you can lie down and get a training partner to hand you the barbell.<\/li>\n<li>The lying barbell triceps extension should not be confused with the <a href=\"https:\/\/weighttraining.guide\/exercises\/barbell-skull-crusher\/\">skull crusher<\/a>, which is almost the same exercise except you keep your elbows fixed and lower the barbell to your forehead. See the second video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise details Target muscle: Triceps Brachii Synergists: None Mechanics: Isolation Force: Push Starting position Grasp a loaded barbell using a shoulder-width, pronated (overhand) grip. Lie supine (on your back) on a flat bench. Press the barbell upward until your arms are fully extended and hold it over your forehead. Execution Inhale as you flex your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[731,745,759],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-askisiologio","category-askiseis-antivrachionion","category-proponisi-dynamis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13546,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13542\/revisions\/13546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlife.com.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}