Forehead press
As a forehead pressing or French Press (originally in French Barre au front ) is an exercise in weight training called. The exercise takes place with the SZ dumbbell (curl dumbbell ) or, as a variant, with dumbbells lying on a weight bench . Other names for the exercise include: a. Lying triceps extensions , skull crusher , and nose breaker .
Stressed muscles
The French press loads all three heads of the triceps in the upper arm .
execution
- The SZ dumbbell bar is gripped tightly in the overhand grip (when performing the exercise, the back of the hand points to the face).
- Lying on your back, lift the bar over your head so that it is tilted slightly backwards and the triceps muscle is strained.
- Slowly lower the bar from the elbow towards the forehead
- Then the dumbbell is slowly moved back to the starting position.
To prevent a hollow back when performing, the feet can be placed on the flat bench. However, this requires a little more sense of balance than when you put your feet on the floor.
variants
The exercise can also be done with dumbbells.
Alternatively, the exercise can also be performed while standing. the weight in the starting position is above the head.
Similar and related exercises
Exercises that train the triceps are also the dip or triceps extensions on the cable pull .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.uebungen.ws/stirndruecken/ Description of the exercise
- ↑ http://www.fitnessrevue.de/content/view/83/102/