Triceps

[Womanizer]

What are some really effective tricep workouts with barbells or dumbells?

 

[cwc73]

Barbell. Close Grip Bench = Best although it isnt an isolation for the triceps/

 

[eat big]

I cannot express how much Close Grip presses helped my tri's. When I started doing them, all of my tricep exercises improved. I like Pressdowns and French Presses also.

 

[Womanizer]

k, thx guys

 

[gymtime]

Weighted dips also.

 

[Womanizer]

Yeah, Im doing regular dips right now but im gonna start putting some weight on.

 

[gymtime]

Yeah, Im doing regular dips right now but im gonna start putting some weight on.

Good thing to do. It's like any other excercise. Once you can do more than ten comfortably, it's time to start adding weight.

 

[cmdubs]

I think my front delt's take over way too much for close-grips. I actually prefer skulls.

 

[big4life]

For me the best are close grip presses, elbows ot extensions, and JM presses. The last two are shown in this thread.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27734&highlight=elbows+extensions

 

[TheOak84]

i like splitting it up in 2 days

cgb - heavy
dips - heavy
pressdowns - moderate weight

skulls - moderate weight
overhead ext - same as above
pressdown - higher reps

 

[Illuminati]

close grip incline (and flat) bench, elbows out extensions, reg. extensions, weighted dips...

 

[Rayo]

I will have to say Skulls and Cables are my favorite and work wonders for me. Also Push downs and dips, as mentioned are very good to.

 

[Griz1]

skulls = good
heavy pushdowns = good
close grip bench = good
overhead extensions = o.k.
weighed bench dips = good
kickbacks = just plain gay!

I've had good success with heavy skulls, pushdowns, and bench dips in a 5x5 program for a few weeks, then doing 3-4 super heavy sets, follwed immediately by 2 excersises of 2 sets of 10. To break things up I often throw in cgb, or o. extensions.

my arms have grown... but I am not a Jedi yet..

 

[Lee]

tricep presses helped me a ton til i was able to do the stack 20 times. that was my early days of lifting. then i discovered the miracle of free weights and close grip bench and dips helped a ton.

 

[StereOMaN]

Those tricept press machines where you just push down are just feel good machines, I find they don't even do anything. I've been able to do 4 45's on it since I was in grade 11, and they never leave me feeling that I've isolated anything or accomplished any burn. One excercise I do like: toward the end of your tricept workout throw a lighter weight on the smith machine and do a close grip underhand press from your sternum, go high reps or untill failure. I love those.

 

[hawaii50]

skullcrushers (lying french press) and kickbacks will do wonders. just make sure to really concentrate on form and to really isolate your tris.