Ok i worked out triceps hard this morning. I went to do a short chest workout due to time. Figured out I would start a few pounds lighter on the dumbells than I usually do. Come to find out it should have been a FEW MORE pounds lighter. I got the press up about half way and then my tris gave out and down come the DB on to my chest. So I really didnt even get a good chest workout in. Never again will I do a workout that way!!!!!!!
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Chest after triceps . sucked!!!!!
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I can never train chest and tris together for the same reason though hah
Mind you I've never had a weight fall on me
Mind you I've never had a weight fall on me
A lot of people train chest and triceps together, I don't recommend it, but never the less it is done. However, chest first then tri's bro...day 1 stuff.
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Yes, you can train chest and triceps together, but (unless your triceps are really lagging and are your prime focus) the triceps exercises should come after the large compound exercises that the chest takes.
Chest first then triceps? No way. What if I want to do dips and military presses before bench pressing?
Train movements, not bodyparts.
Train movements, not bodyparts.
I have to agree with Witchblade I purposely have moved into planned movements per day rather than muscle groups. I'm not a body builder so why train like one??? Instead I want to get the most out of each gym session and I have 15 or so excercises that are must do's, so I put them all together and plan my week that way. Its un-orthodox but hell it works for me.
When I did train body parts, I used the rule of thumb to always train the larger body part first.
When I did train body parts, I used the rule of thumb to always train the larger body part first.
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Triceps play a major role in Benching. Why fatigue them beforehand?
If you always do horizontal pressing before vertical pressing you'll get a very unbalanced shoulder girdle.
Anyway, triceps play a major role in overhead pressing. Why fatigue them beforehand?
Anyway, triceps play a major role in overhead pressing. Why fatigue them beforehand?
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You wouldn't. You'd do stuff like benching and pressing before stuff like dips or extensions. Or so I've read on IM (and others places/books) countless times.
Obviously there are exceptions depending on a persons goals, but that's the general rule.
First you said you shouldn't do overhead pressing or dips before bench pressing.
Now you say you wouldn't necessarily bench before military pressing, because they are equal but still superior to dips.
I think I lost you.
And still dips don't necessarily go after bench presses. You should mix it up. They're both compound movements and they work the same muscle groups, albeit with a different emphasis.
Now you say you wouldn't necessarily bench before military pressing, because they are equal but still superior to dips.
I think I lost you.
And still dips don't necessarily go after bench presses. You should mix it up. They're both compound movements and they work the same muscle groups, albeit with a different emphasis.
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To be honest my best gains have come from mixing up my sets against a lot of peoples advice. I still keep the isolation work for last, of course. Right now my main focus is my tries so if I want to do dips before bench big deal. I will just bench a little less and my chest is already at a good size.
dips also put a lot of strain on the shoulder. I am not a fan and do not use them.
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Wow MW pro, for being the stupidest thread ever there is alot of discussion on the subject of tris before chest
Presumably its also not a problem if you usually bench horizontally then do verticle presses?
nope. except for the fact that your vertical press may be hindered a little bit from expending energy on your horizontal press. But that goes for any lift that comes second or third or anywhere except first in your workout. That is why it is good to change it up from time to time.
Cool - as I thought - thanks Pfunk
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I dont know why you would do that. Tycep is a secondary muscle to the chest. so what i am saying is your going to workout both your Trceps and your chest when you are doing chest stuff but not both of them when you are doing Tyceps. always start on bigger muscle groups and work your way down.
^^ Same thought - why burn out your secondaries before getting to the big muscle? I have a hard enough time gettign a pump on chest so I work the bejeezus out of my tris already, and THEN I kill them w/ 3-4 more exercises specifically. The biggest thing I don't want is a bar coming down on my face because my arms are already used up.
Why bump this post?
I always do 8 sets of wristcurls before I do barbell rows and pull ups. I want to make sure that I hit my brachioradialis hard....
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What are tyceps? 
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I think it was worth it for the laugh.
My triceps gave out, dropped the DB's on my chest, and then I cried
I wish that girl was still on the board.
