tri mass

[Welsh power house]

Which do you use as the mass builder for your triceps?

 

[Welsh power house]

i prefer close gip bench presses, i also do overhead extensions with a d/b and pushdowns(to finish)

 

[curling]

I find I get the best burn from one arm cable pushdowns (both palms forward and reversed)with heavy ass weight 6 to 8 reps. Second dips are the best.

 

[gymtime]

Always get a good burn from skull crushers (I do them rev. grip). Seems to isolate the tri real well.

But parallel dips are the most challenging as you're using all your body weight.

 

[calvesodeath]

I use all of the above but weighted bench dips with a 45 pound plate going ass to the floor works best for me

 

[edgecrusher]

Out of the choices given, I would choose the closegrip. However, califiornia presses and decline jaw breakers work well to.

 

[The mann]

i do skullcrushers and straight bar extensions

 

[the People's Champ]

what are skullcrushers and california presses?

 

[MonStar1023]

Heavy SKULL CRUSHERS!!!

'nuff said!!

 

[edgecrusher]

what are skullcrushers and california presses?

Skullcrushers are basically just a lying tricep extension, but you bring the bar down to your head, then extend the weight. A California press is kind of a mixture between the skull crusher and the CG bench. Basically you keep your elbows in the same position as if you where CGing but you bring the bar to your upper chest. It is a nice and effective variation.

 

[twinturbo]

I use to love dips with the belt that was attached to a stack of weights- although one day a woke up and couldnt move- my low back was totally screwed! this was the only movement i could think of to do this-
has this happened to anyone else????

 

[Imnotdutch]

Skullcrushers too.....plus some exercises that Hannibal posted on the powerlifting forum.

 

[Johnny Auto Parts]

anyone ever do skullcrushers with dumbbells??? i think it works just as good if not better...i feel more burn.

 

[Imnotdutch]

I've done them......but they hurt my elbows and it is tougher to grip heavy dumbbells.

anyone ever do skullcrushers with dumbbells??? i think it works just as good if not better...i feel more burn.

 

[kingsquat]

Skullcrushers.

 

[goahead]

I Prefer to start my triceps workout with:

decline california presses with the parallel grip triceps bar (if available, otherwise olympic bar)
10-8-6-6 reps

after that:

weighted dips:
10-8-6-4 v reps, dips are very good overall mass / power builder, but i feel the california presses are slightly target the triceps more, while still allowing to push heavy weight, so dips are second exercise...

incline 2 handed overhead dumbell extension (really works the inner head and the head near the head near the elbow)
12-10--8 reps

1 arm dumbell overhead extension
12-10-8 reps

triceps pushdown (using the SHORT bar, so you need to stabillize more, getting the inner triceps head also into play), next time use reverse grip !
12-10-8 reps

kicker, choose any of the following:
14-12-10 reps
-dumbell or cable kickback
- Y-cable or rope pushdown
- slow dips between benches
- decline dumbell french press

this WILL work!

 

[JG1]

skull crushers

 

[Avatar]

I love to skull crush!

 

[gymtime]

Try the reverse grip skull crushers bros. They'll put hair on your balls!!!

 

[FitnessFrk]

for me heavy close grip and supersets of cable pushdowns/parallel dips..

 

[Topside]

close grip benching, and overhead tri extensions work for me.

 

[mayhems]

i find skullcrushers are harder to do with like 55+ pounds but then when i CG bench i can do about 135-145

 

[musketeer]

I tend not to do direct tricep work. The heavy overhead presses, bench presses and dips as well as the pull from heavy dumbell pullovers are four different angles that my triceps get blasted from eah week.

If I had to hit them directly, then I'd use two movements, seated overhead one arm extensions and single arm reverse grip cable extensions. The overhead gives a great stretch and the reverse cable is a squeezing move.

 

[Illuminati]

close grip bench, and elbows out tri extensions