Dangerous exercises

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iC5hTzJ7frw

Globrain wrote

"Barbell extensions of any kind, standing or otherwise, wreck your elbows"

Triceps extensions are fine if you do them correctly. Cf. Rippetoe/Blaha style for a form that doesn't wreck your elbow tendons. Additionally, if you *slightly* flare your elbows during the downwards movement when passing though the 90 degrees position it becomes even less stressful. You can also do your wrists a favor and use an sz-bar if you like.

I have done the exact same exercise for *years* (almost every week) with almost 50kg (regular 20kg barbell plus 25-30kg extra weight) without any problems whatsoever.

I do get tendonitis though if I do it bodybuilding-style (lower the bar to the forehead). It's even stupid in terms of triceps development to do the exercise that way. So I have no idea why the muscle maniacs are doing this.