Cables

[ceo]

the only muscle that I feel I need some cable exercises for is the triceps. Everything else, I can do without.

What would you substitute triceps extensions with?

CGBP, RGBP, french press, skull crushers...

 

[the_alcatraz]

CGBP, RGBP, french press, skull crushers...

they don't hit exactly the same angle...

 

[ceo]

they don't hit exactly the same angle...

point?

I should mention that the movement on my "skullcrushers" are more like a PJR pullover. I use an inclne bench (I've used flat in the past), but on the movement, I actually bring the bar down behind my head with my upper arms at greater than 90 degree angle to the floor.

Now that I've mentioned them, PJR pullovers are a great tricep exercise too.

I wouldn't recommend cables for building mass in the triceps. Of course if you're not looking for mass...

 

[SaiBoT]

Dips hit the tris on the same angle that cable trcep extension, specially the v-bar dips.

 

[the_alcatraz]

point?

I should mention that the movement on my "skullcrushers" are more like a PJR pullover. I use an inclne bench (I've used flat in the past), but on the movement, I actually bring the bar down behind my head with my upper arms at greater than 90 degree angle to the floor.

Now that I've mentioned them, PJR pullovers are a great tricep exercise too.

I wouldn't recommend cables for building mass in the triceps. Of course if you're not looking for mass...

For mass I do skull crushers, french presses, and narrow grip bench.

But I cant NOT do triceps pressdowns or rope extentions...it's the only way my elbows get ready for intense heavy triceps training

 

[ceo]

For mass I do skull crushers, french presses, and narrow grip bench.

But I cant NOT do triceps pressdowns or rope extentions...it's the only way my elbows get ready for intense heavy triceps training

By the time I've finished my chest and shoulder exercises, my elbows are ready for triceps exercise.

 

[the_alcatraz]

By the time I've finished my chest and shoulder exercises, my elbows are ready for triceps exercise.

Ahh...see that's the problem and the difference in views that we have

I workout arms on their own day...

Day 1: Chest
Day 2: Arms
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: shoulders Traps
Day 5: BackDay
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest

 

[SouthernLord]

Ahh...see that's the problem and the difference in views that we have

I workout arms on their own day...

Day 1: Chest
Day 2: Arms
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: shoulders Traps
Day 5: BackDay
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest

Ceo and I follow the same split. It is a two way split and we rotate through three different exercises for each body part. We are only using one exercise for each body part per session. Split A is Chest, Shoulders, Tris, Back Width, Back Thickness in that order. Split B is Bis, Forearms, Calves, Hams, Quads in that order. By the time I have taken my Chest and Shoulders past the point of failure I can hit my tris with one warm up set to get the movement pattern down and then usually one all out work set depending on the exercise. Do you remember what I wrote about calves with the one big rest pause set? We train every body part this way. Training like this you only use the money exercises so to speak. Very little isolation with the exception of bis, forearms, and calves. Cables do not really fit into this routine.

 

[SouthernLord]

point?

I should mention that the movement on my "skullcrushers" are more like a PJR pullover. I use an inclne bench (I've used flat in the past), but on the movement, I actually bring the bar down behind my head with my upper arms at greater than 90 degree angle to the floor.

Now that I've mentioned them, PJR pullovers are a great tricep exercise too.

I wouldn't recommend cables for building mass in the triceps. Of course if you're not looking for mass...

I've tried these on a flat bench, incline, cross ways and wiht a DB and BB. No matter what they kill my shoulders. I do really like the slight decline rolling DB extensions a la Ryan Kennelly though. have you tried these? I am switching reverse grip bench for these this blast.

 

[ceo]

I've tried these on a flat bench, incline, cross ways and wiht a DB and BB. No matter what they kill my shoulders. I do really like the slight decline rolling DB extensions a la Ryan Kennelly though. have you tried these? I am switching reverse grip bench for these this blast.

Haven't tried those. On what I do, my shoulders stay still...everything above the elbows is still. I bring the bar (ez-curl) behind my head so that the back of my hands touch the top of the incline bench. Never had it bother my shoulders.