Place the hands in the inner grooves of a moderately weighted E z bar (approximately 4-6 inches of space showing between your index fingers). Lie back on the bench and extend the arms directly overhead from your shoulders. Keeping the elbows motionless, slowly bend your arms and lower the E z bar to the rear and downward in a semicircular arc until the E z bar handle touches your forehead (or to a position on the bench behind your head). Without bouncing, use triceps strength to return the E z bar back along the same arc to the starting point.

Note: You can also perform this exercise with dumbbells.

(Primary Muscles: triceps)

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