Post by chancey on Jan 11, 2008 11:46:45 GMT -5
Sorry I missed you on this...It's something I lifted of the Internet but is a good description
California Press:
Triceps exercises like the California press are a combination exercise, and in this case is actually a cross between a close-grip bench press and a lying triceps extension.
It's a very popular assistance movement used mostly by power-lifters and by those who need to increase triceps mass and strength to bring their bench press strength up.
For this triceps exercise you will use a narrow grip on a barbell and get in the same start position as the close-grip bench and lower the barbell. But instead of lowering to the lower part of your chest like you would with other triceps exercises, lower it to the upper chest by allowing the elbows to pivot forward as you lower the bar. At this point, your forearms will come into contact with your biceps, the bar will touch your upper chest, and you'll experience a great stretch in your triceps. From this position you basically perform a triceps extension and push the bar back up to the starting position. A good starting weight would be about halfway between what you use in the lying triceps extensions and the close-grip bench press.
You are doing the right thing in not pushing it and as you found out your assumption was right to stop. You'll be back in the saddle in no time.
I plan on being at the Granite City Wars in Vt. Hope to see ya there.
California Press:
Triceps exercises like the California press are a combination exercise, and in this case is actually a cross between a close-grip bench press and a lying triceps extension.
It's a very popular assistance movement used mostly by power-lifters and by those who need to increase triceps mass and strength to bring their bench press strength up.
For this triceps exercise you will use a narrow grip on a barbell and get in the same start position as the close-grip bench and lower the barbell. But instead of lowering to the lower part of your chest like you would with other triceps exercises, lower it to the upper chest by allowing the elbows to pivot forward as you lower the bar. At this point, your forearms will come into contact with your biceps, the bar will touch your upper chest, and you'll experience a great stretch in your triceps. From this position you basically perform a triceps extension and push the bar back up to the starting position. A good starting weight would be about halfway between what you use in the lying triceps extensions and the close-grip bench press.
You are doing the right thing in not pushing it and as you found out your assumption was right to stop. You'll be back in the saddle in no time.
I plan on being at the Granite City Wars in Vt. Hope to see ya there.