Cool Down Stretches For Triceps Exercises Video

Remember to cool down from triceps exercises with stretches. Learn how to work out the triceps in this free training video on upper arm exercises.

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Kyle Brayer is a certified trainer and a sports conditioning specialist. He is also the owner of Epic Fitness and a former U.S. Marine.

Hello, I'm Kyle Brayer, and now that you've finished your tricep workout, you need to make sure that you're cooling down your body. So, once again, a nice walk on the treadmill or performing some light calisthenics, controlling your breathing, bringing down your heart rate, is really good to cool down. After you've finished your cool down you're going to do those same tricep stretches. So Karie's going to take her arm up and over her head, she's going to grab her elbow with the opposite hand, put slight tension on the arm. It's really important -now that you're going to have actually more flexibility than when you started because you've been using those muscles- that you don't pull too hard, so just pull until you feel the tension, hold and then breathe through it. As that tension starts to go away and it seems easier to stretch you can put a little more tension on it, and then she'll switch arms. Again, you're holding each one of these stretches for a minimum of 30 seconds, so we're doing them a little quicker here, make sure you're counting it out or watching the clock to get the full benefit of those stretches. Next, she'll do her shoulder stretch, so she'll bring her arm across the shoulder. She wants to stay away from that elbow, actually put that hand on the tricep just where she's at. She came in across her body, she's trying not to twist her body too much. Again, controlling her breathing and keeping the tension. She can switch arms. Perfect. Our last stretch is going to be the chest stretch, so she'll interlace her fingers behind her back, she's going to come up away from her body. If you have somebody that can help you add resistance you can pull the arms up very slowly until she says stop, and then hold it for her, and then when you reach the 30 seconds you can bring it down nice and easy. That will conclude your cool down and stretch.

Cool Down Stretches for Triceps Exercises Video

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