Triceps exercise

JM Press

How to do the JM Press with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Lie down on a flat bench while you grasp a barbell at arm's length. Make sure the bar is positioned in a direct line above your upper chest. This is the starting position. Starting from a fully-extended position, lower the bar as if you were performing a lying triceps extension.…
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Illustration showing the JM Press
Targets

Muscles worked

Triceps muscle Triceps Primary Shoulders muscle Shoulders Secondary
Gear

Equipment

Barbell Barbell Flat bench Flat bench
Technique

How to do the JM Press

  1. 1 Lie down on a flat bench while you grasp a barbell at arm's length. Make sure the bar is positioned in a direct line above your upper chest. This is the starting position.
  2. 2 Starting from a fully-extended position, lower the bar as if you were performing a lying triceps extension. When you get to the halfway mark, let the bar roll back approximately one inch by moving your upper arms toward your legs until they are perpendicular to your torso.
  3. 3 Using your triceps, press the bar back up so that you are performing a close grip bench press.
  4. 4 Go back to the starting position and repeat.