Thread: Trouble training my Triceps.

Originally Posted by Forum Security

explain^

I weigh 235. If I do 3 sets of body weight dips at 235, what are 3 sets of pushdowns with 100 pounds going to do for my tris that dips haven't already done?
Dips work tris, chest, and delts with the tris being the primary movers.
Pushdowns work the tris.
The time I spend doing pushdowns could be spent doing dips, working at least three muscle groups instead of isolating just one.

very good point. build with mass always wins. I hate doing isolation exercises-only do them during contest training.

dont waste your time with pressdowns.

Originally Posted by PWGriffin

" This is just my opinion, based on what I've gathered...but I don't believe in different exercises adding "bulk" or "definition". As a muscle either gets bigger or smaller....nothing else...Whether I am bulking or cutting, my workouts are relatively the same. My diet is what changes. I still do the same "mass building" exercises on a cut and I don't build mass, I lose it...what's up with that???
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I have had the same problem. This time I changed things a round. I'm trying out a 4 day a week powerlifting routine that has around 22 sets per workout, working ea muscle 2 times a week. So far so good after 11 days and down 5 lbs in weight with a reduced calorie diet and only 100 grams of carbs a day.

22 sets??

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

Yep your the only one. Get a grip. The poster was looking for exercises for his Triceps.

I only do three sets of Tri's and they alway follow Bench and Overhead pressing. But I use all three that I listed rotating them everytime Tri's come up.

week 1.... CGBP
week 2.... Skulls
week 3.... Weighted Dips

Ill have to majorly agree. When I first started, I didnt really cycle these, but I stuck with skulls and fucking LOVED THEM. I got awesome gains with size and strength. However, if I did one of the other two instead of skulls, then maybe my tris would be even better, but who knows.

Coming from 10" pythons to whatever they are now, skulls sure fucking worked.

Damn I remember when a 25lb on each side of an EZ curl bar was hard. Then it was 35lbs that was scary.
Now, 45lb plates are repped!

I get the most response out of skull crushers. My triceps are freaky also. They are much to overdeveloped.

Isn't a skullcrusher basically the same as a BB Triceps Overhead Extension, Pushdowns, etc.? They are all elbow extension, and that is all.

Originally Posted by mike456

Isn't a skullcrusher basically the same as a BB Triceps Overhead Extension, Pushdowns, etc.? They are all elbow extension, and that is all.

fuk all that technical textbook stuff. what works for you is better than what's written. imo

Originally Posted by mike456

Isn't a skullcrusher basically the same as a BB Triceps Overhead Extension, Pushdowns, etc.? They are all elbow extension, and that is all.

Pretty much yeah, but you can emphasize various heads of the tricep due to something called active insufficiency. The long head of the tricep extends the elbow and the shoulder, but it can't effectively do both. So, if your shoulder is extended while you are extending your elbow (Like in a pushdown), then the lateral and medial heads of your tricep take the brunt of th exercise; if your shoulder is flexed while you extend your elbow (Overhead extension), then the long head is brought into play more.

The overall effect on the size of the various heads of your tricep is questionable, but it can't hurt to mix it up for variety sake even if the results are no different.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Pretty much yeah, but you can emphasize various heads of the tricep due to something called active insufficiency. The long head of the tricep extends the elbow and the shoulder, but it can't effectively do both. So, if your shoulder is extended while you are extending your elbow (Like in a pushdown), then the lateral and medial heads of your tricep take the brunt of th exercise; if your shoulder is flexed while you extend your elbow (Overhead extension), then the long head is brought into play more.

The overall effect on the size of the various heads of your tricep is questionable, but it can't hurt to mix it up for variety sake even if the results are no different.

Nicely explained.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Pretty much yeah, but you can emphasize various heads of the tricep due to something called active insufficiency. The long head of the tricep extends the elbow and the shoulder, but it can't effectively do both. So, if your shoulder is extended while you are extending your elbow (Like in a pushdown), then the lateral and medial heads of your tricep take the brunt of th exercise; if your shoulder is flexed while you extend your elbow (Overhead extension), then the long head is brought into play more.

The overall effect on the size of the various heads of your tricep is questionable, but it can't hurt to mix it up for variety sake even if the results are no different.

IronMagazine....the only place in the world where people know shit like this....too good...

Finally an answer has been issued to a question I asked over a year ago on here.

Now I know how to ISOLATE the heads! Thanks Cowpimp!