Avoid THIS Triceps Exercise? ❌

Are overhead dumbbell extensions the worst triceps exercise to include in your arm workouts? I'd say that's an exaggeration, however it is true that this is not optimal when it comes to your triceps workouts. That's because the optimal path for the triceps is to extend away from the midline of the body whereas with this arm exercise the weight is moving in a straight vertical line. If you want to build bigger triceps (and bigger arms in general), this is best done with a single dumbbell or a cable. All of these variations will work to build triceps muscle, but the latter two would be optimal.

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[altruisticlemur]

Heads up, if you really love doing some exercise that is technically "not optimal", there's no reason to remove it from your workout. One of the main aspects of working out is the motivation and if you start removing everything that you love about your workouts, you'll lose that drive. Of course, there's a limit to this (please don't do weightless arm raises lol) but I'd say it's generally a good approach to fitness.

[shlynx]

Skull curshers into a superset of close grip bench press with an ez bar is my go to combo for thick triceps

[Joonzi]

We’re lucky to have you Sean. Thank you for what you do.

[warzone]

my man u have my fullest respect, did a fact or cap and a solution all in a short video with not part 2. subbed

[danfg]

I would use cables more if they were EVER available. Yeah, I'll just stick to lifting dumbbells over my head.

[sea_space]

Thanks for sharing. There’s so much conflicting stuff on body building YouTube that I have no idea what to believe at times

[Kamila-eyvi]

Nice, I've been doing this exercise with both arms because it was what I had available at home and wasn't seeing that much progress, thanks for the tip of one arm at a time, I'll def try it

[danielk]

I like how you’re not on the bashing train and instead take the higher road and show the truth. Respect

[JanoyCresvaZero]

I still think kickbacks are way worse.

[TheMarioLucci]

Just for this video, you won a new subscriber. I'm full of these "worst/better exercises". And all they say is something far from what an actual exercise should look like and deliver misinformation to millions.

[lukedanyi]

dude looks so deadpan when he poses at the end, i’m dying

[Foxtrot]

This short is a blessing, I absolutely despise this tricep extension and my PT won’t let me get rid of it, sending this to him right now

[matias]

Maik has some very good training info and tips, definitely worth a watch

[vibhubansal]

I love this exercise as it's kind on my shoulders, doing it one hand and on cable just aches my shoulders.. also if you control the weight you can really feel triceps working and getting that stretch

[DC-woyb]

This used to be my favorite tricep exercise in my early twenties. I was using 105lb dumbell and it felt great, felt really strong with this lift. I had to stop because it aggravated my elbows. I tried it again a few years ago since the tricep extension machine wasn’t available and it caused permanent damage to my right elbow which I’m always feeling now and have to focus on when deloading.

[Roel]

I've been lifting for 3 years and didn't know this. Thanks man!

[pizzaman]

Thank you Sean I started doing this today and found it difficult with 2 hands on one dumbbell so this video was helpful

[user_kingOzz]

Man it's so hard to find good fitness advise but Channels like this make it so much easier

[GringoEarthquake]

Doing these for years made my triceps huge! 💪🏼