Tricep pushdowns with a v-bar?

[Clubber Lang]

Do tricep pushdowns with a v-bar work the inner, middle, or outter head of the tricep?

 

[blut wump]

The best way to answer that question is just to do them a little to excess next time you're in the gym and then see what aches they cause you.

I suspect it hits all three.

 

[UA_Iron]

They hit all the heads of the tricep - I am pretty sure all tricep exercises hit all heads, but the emphasis is placed on different heads with each exercise.

 

[view]

I can't say for sure; all heads will be used, some more than others. i ain't to big a fan of pushdowns for triceps though.

i am all about weighted dips and skullcrushers for triceps.

 

[structure350]

i personally use rope pulldowns cuz i feel more than using a vbar

 

[view]

i personally use rope pulldowns cuz i feel more than using a vbar

feeling an exercise has nothing to do with its efectiveness. I know it seems weird, but if you take my word on one thing... please let it be this.

 

[camshaft]

at my gym i do the whole fuckin stack on v bars pushdowns. i love it. for me they hit outer and upper, my "horseshoe" looks like an number 7

 

[blut wump]

If you're doing the whole stack, you could try pinning extra plates to the front or resting a DB on top of the stack. I've pretty much stopped doing triceps pushdowns but I always liked to feel as much weight on them as I could manage. The gym staff weren't happy with me for overloading the machine but breezing away for 20 or 30 reps isn't my thing.

Alternatively, you might find you have more weight available on the lat pulldown machine even if you need to stand on the seat.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I wouldn't get yourself concerned with what head of the muscle is hit, because honestly, you're not going to get anywhere. You won't isolate one head of the tricep and completely ignore the others. Train the muscle with compound movements. Make steady progress. Eat a lot of food, enough to add weight to the frame.

You'll end up with bigger triceps. The shape will be determined through genetics, not training.

 

[camshaft]

right now i rep the stack 6-8 times, so its still a quality workout. if it was easy as hell i would move to another station as you said.