Are kickbacks good for working the triceps?
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03-26-2005, 04:57 AM #1
Kickbacks!!!
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03-26-2005, 04:59 AM #2Dedicated
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I personally like them. Not for a mass or strength builder but for some definition building. Highish reps and hold the contraction for some more detail to the horseshoe!!
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03-26-2005, 05:04 AM #3Keto FTMFW!
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Yeah if you have a hard time building the horseshoe kickbacks are what you need.
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03-26-2005, 05:34 AM #4Performance Enhancer
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terrible exercise, produces about zero intramuscular tension
Chicks dig big calves
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03-26-2005, 07:31 AM #5Registered User
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ive personally never enjoyed kickbacks and i never incorperate them into my routine(just my opinion)
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03-26-2005, 08:00 AM #6Anti-Catabolic
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I find them to be very effective to detail cutting of the triceps, especially if you work them on a low pulley cable while you bend over. The main focus here is to squeeze at the end of the rep and be able to raise your arm higher than parallel to the floor. Dumbbells and plates however I can agree suck, the cables provide a more stready tension throughout ROMOriginally Posted by PulluBachelor and Master of Exercise Science at Miami University
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03-26-2005, 08:05 AM #7"Who Dares Wins"
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I love cable kicbacks!! they did wonders for my triceps even though i just found out there on Atrainers list of useless and "banned" exercises lol
they are definetly worth a try IMO
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03-26-2005, 08:09 AM #8pain = pleasure
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They are very good for hardening the tricep but not a huge mass builder.
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03-26-2005, 10:15 AM #9Train smarter, not harder
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sure they work it, but compared against the other exercise selections that exist, they're pretty damn inferior and there's no real reason to do them.
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03-26-2005, 10:37 AM #10
well i do kickbacks and theyve seemed to work ok for me..but are there any others i should do or tha tu recommend now that u've all made a douchebag out of what i thought was a great exercise...i also do skullcrushers and dips
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03-26-2005, 11:02 AM #11I agree. I do skullcrushers and close grip bench press. What would you recommend instead of kickbacks?Originally Posted by gotilgone
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03-26-2005, 11:06 AM #12Keto FTMFW!
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I always do reverse pushdowns for my medial triceps. Then all chest/shoulder compounds take care of my lateral head, so no worries horseshoe-wise. On my triceps day I just focus on hammering the long head to give my arm size.
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03-26-2005, 03:28 PM #13Gotta gain some MASS
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the other day i did ez-curl bar pullovers with my chest workout and WOW... they hit my triceps hard as hell. when i woke up the next morning from doing my chest/abs workout my triceps were sore as ever. i loved it.
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03-26-2005, 05:54 PM #14Consistency + Knowledge
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Tricep kickbacks are a good burn out, other than that, they should not be a main excercise in your tricep routine.
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03-26-2005, 06:26 PM #15
wat are some good exercises to build the lateral head?
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03-26-2005, 06:29 PM #16Registered User
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I not only dislike them, I abhor them. Kneeling cable concentration tricep pushdowns are better than kickbacks in every way.
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04-14-2005, 04:23 PM #17
I always thought they were sort of worthless when compared to the other options you have to punish the tris.
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04-14-2005, 05:28 PM #18Registered User
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Originally Posted by Diesel46I love cable kicbacks!! they did wonders for my triceps even though i just found out there on Atrainers list of useless and "banned" exercises lol they are definetly worth a try IMO
wheres this list?"The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese" -Hooters Wet-Nap Wrapper
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04-14-2005, 07:16 PM #19Ghost Negger
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I KNEW you were going to type that.Originally Posted by bigpump23
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04-14-2005, 07:22 PM #20Registered User
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I like them they work good for me.
Train past the pain for big gains.
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04-14-2005, 07:24 PM #21Ghost Negger
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Yeah I do mind with a barbell, my tri's seem to like 'em.Originally Posted by BIG RC
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04-14-2005, 07:28 PM #22Registered User
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I have considered kickbacks to be the Backstreet Boys of tricep exercises.
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04-15-2005, 05:15 AM #23Performance Enhancer
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Originally Posted by Dark Phoenix
hey I like them, BSB not kickbacksChicks dig big calves
they are definetly worth a try IMO
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