mass for tri's?

[magman1]

id like to start with the best mass builder first in my tri routine, cuz they get worn down extremly quick--i once thought it was close grip bench presses, just cuz of the high weight?? how do u guys feel?? are skull crushers or dips better??

 

[JG1]

Personally, I like heavy skull crushers to failure, then immediatly go into a close grip bench with the bar to failure. I also like very heavy pushdowns.

 

[Vortexx]

Heavy pressdowns, triple dropsets, followed by some overhead exercise (mandatory really, to build the long head)
and to finish either dips, close grip benches or skull crushers on a decline bench supersetted with close grip benchpress.

 

[Zyglamail]

weighted dips and close grip bench.

 

[MidwestJ]

skull crushers and close grip bench.

 

[SofaGeorge]

There really only seem to be three good mass builders for tris:

Dips (weighted)
Skull Crushers
Close Grip Bench

I haven't found any other exercises that really seem to hit tris the same way for building mass.

 

[JollyRogers]

weighted dips and close grip bench.

good stuff

 

[argent]

weighted dips and close grip bench.

Yes. I couldn't agree more.

 

[R CRUSHER]

don't forget floorpesses. narrow & wide

 

[Egresser]

Personally, I like heavy skull crushers to failure, then immediatly go into a close grip bench with the bar to failure. I also like very heavy pushdowns.

Agreed..with emphasis on VERY HEAVY pushdowns..

 

[Tony104104]

Close grip bench
Skull crushers or over the head ez bar extensions
Bench Dips

 

[FatRat]

I would usually start with skull crushers (making sure to warm up the elbows) because they isolate the tri’s more so that when I go on to Close Grip Bench or Dips, the tri’s are more stressed than the chest.

Whatever works for you, but you can’t go wrong with any of these three.