The 3 parts of the tricep

[pre04]

Can someone provide a breakdown list of exercises that target the different parts of the tricep?

[Xizel]

To me, it's either if an exercise targets the long head or not. The lateral and medial head goes together (same function, duh). The long head is worked when your triceps are in a stretched position (overhead), away from body (skullcrusher), and also shoulder extension (pullover). A good all-in-one exercise is a mix between a skullcrusher and pullover. Mark Rippetoe explains it in this video: http://startingstrength.com/index.ph...ceps_extension.

Lateral and medial: common triceps exercises, kickbacks, skullcrushers, pushdowns

[pre04]

Great video. I did not realize there was such a large difference between the ez bar and straight bar for curls.
Would an incline triceps extension with a stretch back at the end, if that makes sense, serve to extend the shoulder?
Which part of the triceps do bench dips work?

[II Cybershot II]

Awesome, going to be trying this version of the lift.

[pre04]

It seems like this pullover will also work the lats, but what if I work lats on a different day? *Would that not allow them to recover?*

[Oz_Dude]

To me, it's either if an exercise targets the long head or not. The lateral and medial head goes together (same function, duh). The long head is worked when your triceps are in a stretched position (overhead), away from body (skullcrusher), and also shoulder extension (pullover). A good all-in-one exercise is a mix between a skullcrusher and pullover. Mark Rippetoe explains it in this video: http://startingstrength.com/index.ph...ceps_extension.

Lateral and medial: common triceps exercises, kickbacks, skullcrushers, pushdowns

Man i reckon id pop my shoulders out if i swung down that low and fast behind my head. They already feel in danger with pull overs as the weight goes up...

[keys_10]

Long head - overhead movements.
Lateral head - press down movements/standard pressing movements.
Medial head - anything with a supinated (underhand grip).

To be honest though I wouldn't overthink it and just focus on working the triceps as a whole.

[Tyciol]

Lateral head - press down movements/standard pressing movements.
Medial head - anything with a supinated (underhand grip).

I wish to understand how this works. Any idea why supination would target the medial and pronation would target the lateral? It's confusing for me. I understand how it affects elbow flexors since biceps attach to the radius so moving it changes their length... but all the triceps attach to the same insertion on the tip of the ulna, right? So how does changing the radius position change the tricep head recruitment? Perplexing.

[Lencho]

Here is an old thread that gets into this topic extensively:*http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hlight=triceps

[keys_10]

I wish to understand how this works. Any idea why supination would target the medial and pronation would target the lateral? It's confusing for me. I understand how it affects elbow flexors since biceps attach to the radius so moving it changes their length... but all the triceps attach to the same insertion on the tip of the ulna, right? So how does changing the radius position change the tricep head recruitment? Perplexing.

I honestly can't answer that off the top of my head without doing some research.

To be honest although it's pretty well recognised that a supinated grip and pronated grip will target different heads it's not something i put into practice with clients or in my own training (exept sometimes the long head). IMO worrying about these things is overcomplicating it, unless you're an elite level bodybuilder then most people lke me just need to worry about contracting the triceps as a whole rarther than thinking of it as 3 seperate muscles.

[krete77]

Good video, thanks

[yapallan2002]

Here guys... very informative video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz73VdbpIPs

[brettcasella]

Here guys... very informative video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz73VdbpIPs

just so you know, the 2 threads you just commented on are from 2011 and 2007..