decline bench close-grip push-ups replacement

[stillflabby]

I'm going working my way through the 8 weeks to bigger triceps routine:
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/8week...ertriceps2.php

And one of the exercises requires the use of a decline bench station. We don't have one of those. Would it be suitable to just elevate my feet on a flat bench and do close grip pushups with my hands on the floor?

Is there another suggested replacement for this?

It's described like:
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Now go immediately to a decline bench station. We’re going to be performing close-grip push ups using the decline bench to enhance the stretch.

Place you feet on the pad where your calves would normally rest during a decline bench press. You may have to adjust the foot pad to compensate for height.

Next, place your hands on the bar where you feel most comfortable performing a close-grip bench press. I prefer taking a very narrow grip on these, usually around 8 or 9 inches apart.

Once you’ve got yourself into position, start doing regular close-grip push ups. As you get to the bottom of the range of motion, you should feel your body weight strain your triceps hard. Just go for a total pump here. Don’t even count reps.

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Thanks

[TasteLikeChicken]

I read this earlier today and was wondering the exact same thing. I had difficulty comprehending how to do them. I think they are almost identical to these:
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excer...extensions.htm
The only difference would be the angle that you’re working at. The one in the article you would be on a flat plane versus the one I mentioned that you would be on an incline. The one on the bench sounds very awkward, to the point that it would almost not work. Has anybody done these?

[stillflabby]

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I read this earlier today and was wondering the exact same thing. I had difficulty comprehending how to do them. I think they are almost identical to these:
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excer...extensions.htm
The only difference would be the angle that you’re working at. The one in the article you would be on a flat plane versus the one I mentioned that you would be on an incline. The one on the bench sounds very awkward, to the point that it would almost not work. Has anybody done these?

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I think the bar might help you go down further, taking your chest to the bar would be easier than taking your chest to the floor...unless you like a smashed face. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

the fixed bar tricep extensions seem like they would be really awkward too, I can see it hurting my shoulders, I'll have to play with that to get it down.

Edit: I think I've got this down now, at least the fixed bar tricep extension.

[stillflabby]

I know those fixed bar tricep extensions are in a work out I read the other day, but I can't seem to find it now. Which on was it?

thanks

I think i just hijacked my own thread...

[TasteLikeChicken]

I recall reading that as well, but I did a pretty thorough search and couldn’t find it. I remember it being used ether in a superset or as the last triceps exercise of 3, can’t recall. It’s maybe a case of disappearing articles; I could find the article on fascia stretching through google but not on this site directly, why is that? Here is another article that can be found on google but is not present in the anatomy section like it should:
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/anato...rsanatomy1.htm

[stillflabby]

Interesting
There's really too much here for me to read anyway with out digging for more [img]/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]