Another Globe Exercise

Continuing on my series of Globe Exercises heres one for the Triceps.



So what would be the usefulness of these variations over normal triceps work?
As for the press downs because of the Globe if you only place your hands on top there isn't going to be much change. Things like grip, shoulders, fingers, etc. really are not activated very effectively. Put those hands on the side and maintain a strong grip and now you got a full upper body exercise. Hands, wrists, forearms are all activated to maintain a hold on the ball. Shoulders, biceps, and chest are activated to clamp the arms onto the object to prevent it from slipping. So now we just made a simple triceps exercise into a monster 'isolation' workout.

The overhead variation I liked a lot better. Few reasons;
- It simulates more effectively the overhand throwing motions involved in a variety of sports
- It still forces activation from the target muscle groups listed above with the added BONUS of shoulder, core, and base stability.
- It can be tweaked to involve a rocking motion to involve the lower body as well. So what started out as one small muscle group just turned into a full body exercise for overhead throwers and hitters (think Baseball, Volleyball, Javelin, Rugby line-outs, Quarterbacks)

More to come later.