not being sore

[TheOak84]

i did 6 sets for triceps the other day with was 3x5 with skull crushers, 2x10 with over head ext and 1 arm pressdown for 1x15. the rest on the skulls was about 2.5 mins between sets and the rests on the other movements were about one minuet. the tempo was 2-3 seconds on the netagive and about 1.5 seconds on the positive... i thought it was a nice workout, but i wasnt sore. is it beecause i didnt do enough or i did too much? or, does soreness not even matter? im pretty sure it doesnt connect with muscle growth seeing my calves are never sore and continue to grow.. any ideas?

 

[Sub-Zero]

yeah i think its fat.


my stomach grows but im not sore

 

[TheOak84]

yeah i think its fat.


my stomach grows but im not sore

same with the lil general

 

[BlondBomber]

I'm not familiar with the exercises that you normally do for triceps, but I would offer two exercises that I used when I powerlifted that really hammered my tri's: weighted dips and rack lockouts.
Skullcrushers are an excellent triceps builder, but when I want to spice up my routine I do both weighted dips and rack lockouts.
When I do rack lockouts I use varying grips, and they are fun because most lifters can use more weight than normal close-grip or supine benching motions.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[LeanMeanHockeyMachine]

If you worked your triceps to near-failure or failure and sounds like you did, then I wouldn't worry about it. Are you supplementing anything?

 

[bignate73]

soreness is just a nice surprise sometimes. thats all to me. as long as i keep getting stronger, thats my main concern.

 

[anthrax]

You can get sore with low weights if you're not used to the exercice while not being sore with an other exercice that you perform with huge weights

so....

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Soreness doesn't mean a thing. Your body adjusts to training and basically avoids getting sore. Learns to deal with lactic acid better, I guess.

 

[NYBodyguard]

also when I do get sore on tris its usally 2 days after the workout

 

[eat big]

my tris dont get sore unless i do drop sets on pressdown and go very heavy on french presses and CG bench