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Summary: Learn from a fitness expert how to do a tricep extension exercise that helps seniors strengthen tricep muscles in this free exercise video for seniors.
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Manny Castro Manny Castro received his BS in Health Education/ Exercise Physiology and Athletic Training from Florida International University, and completed several inter... read more
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Questions & AnswersHi this is Manny Castro, Exercise Physiologist. In this particular clip we’re going to show strengthening or demonstrate strengthening of the triceps area, those are the backs of the arms. Once again we will use the same dumbbells we used on the previous exercises or the milk jugs and what you will do is once again sit with your feet flat on the floor, shoulder width apart, your back all the way on the back of the chair and what you will do is bring your arm behind you and you want to make sure that this portion of your arm from your shoulder to your elbow is nice and straight facing the ceiling. Now if your flexibility doesn’t allow for it, then you will probably try to come out to the side a little bit more, but generally you want to keep it like this. this is your starting position with the dumbbell down, and what you want to do is once again raise while keeping this portion straight and from the elbow to the wrist, you’re coming up nice and slow for a count of 3, hold it for one second and bring it back down for a count of 3. now another thing you can do is if you want to hold your arm in place, you can place the palm of your left hand here and you will do one arm at a time 8 to 12 repetitions, for a nice slow count of 3, hold it at the top one second and then a nice slow count of 3 again. When you’re done with that set on that particular arm, then you will switch arms and you will do the same. Now if you have the muscular endurance to do one arm after the other, you can do that or you can just rest once again in between sets 2 to 3 minutes.
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