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Triceps Stretching

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and there is good stuff. Standing or sitting with your back straight. An arm glued to your head with your elbow bent at 90° : Take your wrist with your other hand and pull slowly while trying to bring your elbow behind your head. Maintaining the stretch

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Triceps Extension

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and there is good stuff. Lying on the bench, you take the barbell with a pronated grip with your arms in vertical : Inhale and flex your arms. Taking care to not spread too much your elbows to go down the barbell at your forehead or behind

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Reverse Pushdowns

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Standing in front of the machine with your hand on the bar with a supinated grip. Your elbows are along of your body. Your arm must be do a « L » : Inhale and make an extension of your arms and be sure

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Stretching Of Forearm Muscle

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Stretching of the wrist’s extensor muscles An arm almost stretched forward, wrist flexed, take the hand with the other and pull slowly to try to bring the palm towards the anterior face of the forearm while extending the elbow. This exercise

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Wrist Pain With Barbell Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Biceps training with a EZ-bar allow to limit excessive strain on wrists. A) Elbow angle a little bit marked B) Elbow angle marked in valgus (more common with women) For biceps training with a barbell, there is important to take care

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Reverse Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Standing with your legs apart and your arms outstretched. Hold the barbell in  a pronated grip ( thumbs inside) : Inhale and flex your arms Exhale at the end of the movement Back to the starting position by controlling the barbell’s descent

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