The Fourth Power Lift | Mark Rippetoe

[stef]

Mark Rippetoe and Chase Lindley demonstrate how to do the lying triceps extension.

[Fatboyleeroy]

My copy of the blue book says do sets of 10-15 for this exercise.

I tried them but found the high reps caused me elbow pain.

The video says do them heavy for 5s, 8s, 10s or 12s, so I’m going to give them another try in a lower rep range.

My question is, how heavy is heavy? Is there a % of press or bench I should be aiming at?

For reference, male / 42yo / 5’10 / 255lbs

Last pressing lifts

Press 83kg x 3
Bench 141kg x 3

Thanks

[Subby]

Can't wait for the comments from the haters content this will generate.

[dalan]

Can't wait for the comments from the haters content this will generate.

Why do you say that, Subby? People don't like extensions?

[KeithI]

Why do you say that, Subby? People don't like extensions?

“That is not how you do a skull crusher!!!!!1!!!”

[Subby]

Why do you say that, Subby? People don't like extensions?

Or punctuation and grammar is previous comments from the haters are anything to go by.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Or punctuation and grammar is previous comments from the haters are anything to go by.

This is pretty funny.

[Subby]

This is pretty funny.

All I want for Christmas is for that comment to make this Friday's edition of comments from the haters.