20/08/2018
workout 1 Cable Press down
Stand facing the cable machine and position the cable attachment at a height above your head. Attach the handle or rope and grasp it firmly with a full grip (thumbs clasped around the handle or rope). Position your feet hip-width apart or in a staggered-stance (walking) position. Stiffen (“brace”) your abdominal muscles to stabilize your spine with a natural arch in your low back, keeping your torso aligned vertically with the floor and maintaining this position throughout the exercise.
Depress and retract your scapulae (pull shoulders back and down) and attempt to hold this position throughout the exercise. Slowly press the handles / rope down to the starting positon where your elbows are aligned with the mid-point of your trunk, arms postioned firmly by sides and wrists in neutral positon (i.e., aligned with your forearms). This arm and wrist position should be maintained throughout the exercise.
Gently exhale and slowly extend your elbows, pressing the handle / rope down towards the floor. Maintain your torso, shoulder, arm and wrist position throughout the movement
Continue pressing the weight with your elbows right next to your side while maintaining a neutral position with your wrists until your elbows become fully extended, (do not allow them to "lock out" in full extension). Pause momentarily then slowly return to your starting position, allowing your elbows to flex (bend) in a slow, controlled manner moving the handle / rope upwards until your elbows begin to drift forward from the mid-line of your trunk (around upper chest level). Repeat the movement.
workout 2 Dips
Keeping your elbows pointing behind you and your forearms perpendicular to the floor, slowly bend your elbows to lower your body straight down toward the floor. Make sure your hips just graze the bench's edge throughout the movement. If you wander forward, you could end up straining your shoulder.
How far you bend your elbows depends how strong your triceps are. Start by bending your elbows to 90 degrees. Once you master that, make the move more challenging by bending your elbows further. Eventually, you should be able to bend your elbows until your biceps is pressed against the base of your forearm.
Pause, then press through the heels of your hands to straighten your arms fully, making sure to lock your elbows at the top of the move.
Don't have a bench or chair handy? Just hop down on the floor, get in a tabletop position, and complete the same movement from there. To make triceps dips from the floor more difficult, cross one ankle over your opposite knee.
workout 3 The Triceps Push
Drop to your knees, and start showing your triceps some love with this low-weight move. Use two- or three-pound dumbbells for this one.
Hold your weights, and kneel on your knees with toes touching the ground. Hinge forward from your hips, and bend your elbows at 90 degrees.
Unbend your elbows, and extend both of your arms straight back, palms facing each other. Squeeze your triceps, and then return back to starting position.
workout 4 Standing Triceps dumbbell extension
Raise a dumbbell overhead with elbows pointing forward, bent at 90 degrees. From this position extend at the elbow until just before full extension. Lower slowly and under control. Do not allow the elbows to flare out to the sides when performing this movement.
Be careful with the weight overhead - make sure you can safely handle the weight and do not push failure.