ez bar standing french press

A upper arms exercise targeting the triceps, performed with ez barbell.

ez bar standing french press demonstration
ez bar standing french press — demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Ez Barbell

Target muscles

Triceps

Secondary muscles

Shoulders

How to do ez bar standing french press

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the ez barbell with an overhand grip.

  2. Raise the barbell above your head, fully extending your arms.

  3. Keeping your upper arms close to your head, slowly lower the barbell behind your head by bending your elbows.

  4. Pause for a moment, then extend your arms back to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Triceps

Secondary

Shoulders

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