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Article: Lying French press: tighten your triceps with this fundamental movement. (Perfect Form).
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- Muscle & Fitness/Hers
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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Technique
* Lie faceup on an exercise bench with your head, shoulders and hips fully supported. Your legs should straddle the bench with your knees bent about 90 degrees and your feet flat on the floor.
* Hold the EZ-bar with extended arms and a pronated (palms away) grip, slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart but conforming with the grooves in the bar.
* With your arms vertical, inhale slightly more than usual and bend your elbows until the bar comes close to touching your forehead.
* Continue holding your breath as you reverse direction and press the bar upward until your arms are fully extended.
* Exhale as you pass ...