Eric Roberts shows why a straight bar limits tricep extensions and recommends switching to a rope or dual-handle attachment instead. The rope allows deeper elbow extension and better activation. Try it next time you train.
All right. If you're doing tricep press downs with this bar right here, I might stop doing that. Not because it's inherently bad, but as you can see, I can only extend my elbows so much. This is limiting how much work your tricep can actually do. Whereas opposed to if you took this bar off and let's say, for example, you added 2 handles instead, You could also use like one of those long tricep ropes as well. You would now be able to extend your elbows much more at the bottom, which would then allow you to work your triceps that much better. As opposed to stopping right here, you would now be able to get that much more range of motion at the bottom. So if I were you, I would try it out next time, and I promise you will feel your triceps a lot better.
