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2003/06/09, 06:01 PM
I've already gotten my list of exercises to do, and on what day. Most of them I managed to do this morning, but there is one that is just impossible for me. I tried and tried. It's for the triceps. It's called "Dips Behind the Back". I'm 65 pounds overweight and can't lift all that weight that way. I just can't see where this is an exercise for a beginner. I found another triceps exercise under "Exercise Resources" and "Muscle Targeting". It's called "Laying Cross Face Extenion".
How do I go about replacing the exercise I can't do with the one I think I can do?
Maybe after I lose some more weight and get a little stronger/more experienced I'll try the other one again.
Any help would be really appreciated.
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2003/06/09, 06:18 PM
For a beginner, I would opt for something simpler like overhead cable pushdowns. Simply attach a bar to the top pulley. Standing facing the weight stack, approximately 2 feet or so from it, select your weight with the pin, and push it all the way down till your triceps are extended, the bar touching your legs. Then, let it back up slowly and controlled till your forearms are about parallel to the floor, and push it back down. Do this 10 times. Hope this helps.
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2003/06/09, 06:22 PM
Thanks for the suggestion, but I forgot to mention... the only equipment I have are some handheld dumbbells.
Also, I want to imput my results, so I can keep track of my progress. Do I just put the results of a replacement exercise in the boxes for the exercise that is listed?
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2003/06/09, 06:41 PM
Here's a decent list of exercises by body part and equipment: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
Tricep kickbacks use dumbbells...give them a try.
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2003/06/10, 11:06 AM
How about tricep dips from a chair (feet are on the floor, hands on the edge of the seat, facing up, then dip), or on the floor (hands and feet on the floor)? Maybe someone can explain these better.
Okay, found a link - scroll down this page until you see the illustration for Tricep Dips - you don't have to put your feet up; you can place them flat on the floor.
http://www.getfit.com.au/html/excercises/arms.html#arms09
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2003/06/11, 02:25 PM
I started out doing tricep kickbacks and they worked great for me. Once I got stronger and in better shape did I do the dips. I find dips are hard on my shoulders so I stopped doing them. Went back to kickbacks and added pushdowns.
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