Tricep Help

[Cavy kidd]

The Medial Head of my tricep is lagging pretty bad. I try reverse cable pushdowns and it helped for a while but i think my triceps have gotten used to them. What other exericise could i do to help my triceps. Or should i change up the number of reps or weight?

 

[Vegas]

What does your current tricep routine look like, and when/how often are you training them?

 

[Cavy kidd]

I train my Triceps once a week and i usually do close grip bench press 3 sets 8 to 10 reps. Reverse grip pushdowns 8 to 10 reps and skull crushers or something like that last 3 sets 8 to 10 reps

 

[Vegas]

Training them after chest or somewhere else?

 

[Cavy kidd]

no i try to train my triceps at least 2 to 3 days before or after i train chest so one doesn't interfere with the other

 

[The Conquistador]

benching,,,,,,,,,,,,thats what blasted mine. see the other thread of yours i just posted on. try that. Skullies and bench inflated mine

 

[Vegas]

Yeah, I always cringe when guys are attempting to "over isolate" a muscle group. Especially with triceps, you are not going to be able to really stress one head of the muscle over the others. I would simply concentrate on building the entire muscle larger and the medial head should follow. As always, a large part of it is genetic.

 

[Cavy kidd]

thanks guys

 

[joshbeam1]

ONe thing that helped me, is I sometimes do reverse grip bench to mix things up. Killer tri workout. Also dips are great if you can do them. I can't cuz dips screw up my right shoulder(was injured before) but I can really tear things up on the reverse grip bench.

 

[DADAWG]

ONe thing that helped me, is I sometimes do reverse grip bench to mix things up. Killer tri workout. Also dips are great if you can do them. I can't cuz dips screw up my right shoulder(was injured before) but I can really tear things up on the reverse grip bench.

reverse grip benching kicks ass

 

[pretty ricky]

wrap the wrist on the rev grip bench it hurts mine but they work.

 

[joshbeam1]

wrap the wrist on the rev grip bench it hurts mine but they work.

Hasn't bothered me yet

 

[pullinbig]

stick with the compound movements. they will grow.

 

[Cavy kidd]

what are good tricep compound movements

 

[pullinbig]

bench press or variations of benching. dips, militarys, etc......

 

[Blown_SC]

JM Presses & Lying DB Extensions are my new favourites....(in addition to bench, dips, etc). Never did JM's until very recently.

JM Presses (from EliteFTS) Just in case you're unfamiliar with them.
Ok, here's the one everyone has been waiting for. Notice the position of the bar. This is the same position it is lowered from and pushed back to. The elbows are tucked and shoulder rotation is minimized. The grip that is used is a close to medium grip (thumb distance from the smooth part of the bar). The most important thing to remember is the JM Press is a triceps exercise. If you do not feel it in your triceps, you are doing the exercise wrong so DON'T DO IT.

 

[bronx_brawla]

i hate reverse grip bench! i never feel it in my tri's. its all shoulder work to me.

and as far as your medial head...try doing single handed reverse pulldowns on a cable. i do this sometimes when i wanna concentrate on each arm, cuz if i use 2, i feel like my strong arm is taking away from the weaker one.

i have the same problem with the medial head of my left arm.

 

[rookie03]

i just do weighted dips and close grip bench, and maybe at the end reverse grip push downs.

 

[dolf]

do your close close grip bench on the floor so your elbows dont got too far and incorporate chest. and do you skulls on a decline ab bench for more range of motion

 

[DADAWG]

i hate reverse grip bench! i never feel it in my tri's. its all shoulder work to me.

try them with your elbows tucked in HARD