Tricep pressdowns are another fundamental movement in your triceps routine. They can be done with a straight bar attachment, a V-bar attachment, or a rope attachment. I find the rope attachment to be more difficult as it requires you to add a bit more stabilization when performing the exercise, so pop on the rope if you want an extra challenge. Once again, form and focus is crucial here. I see many people (usually because they are trying to move too much weight) flare their elbows out to the side and turn the tricep pressdown into some sort of inverted bench pressing movement (it looks like they’re pressing down on the plunger of one of those cartoon dynamite detonators lol). To prevent this error in form (which will work your shoulders and chest more than your triceps), be sure to keep your elbows tight at your side and press your hands down in an arc, not straight up and down to the floor. Focus on contracting your triceps and feel the burn.
Muscle Emphasis: outer head of the triceps brachii, secondary emphasis is placed on the medial and innder heads.
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