Triceps - Long head help please

[2MuChBoDyFaT]

What exercises do you guys recommend for the long head of the triceps ?

See picture --> http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/TricepsBrachii.html

If I straighten/flex my arm, then I can feel and see the lateral and medial heads coming along nicely, but the long head feels kinda "soft" and not hard and defined like the others

I'm currently doing just weighted dips and occasionally some cable pushdowns. Is there anything that you've found specifically targets this head ?

Cheers ~

[Hola Bola]

Overhead DB Extensions.

[W8isGR8]

Overhead DB Extensions.

x2

[ukstrongman]

my long head exploded from close grip benching.

[adidamps2]

my long head exploded from close grip benching.

and rev grip bench for me along with that

[gy1]

The exercises that maximally stress the long head are: close-grip bench presses and lying E-Z curl triceps extensions.

[ukstrongman]

and rev grip bench for me along with that

never done that movement...

good tris there man btw...

[adidamps2]

never done that movement...

good tris there man btw...

its a very aqward lift, but once one becomes accostomed to it it is a great mass builder on the tris and front delt head..lift off is almost a must for super heavy wts..

and thanks

[John Prophet]

a muscle is worked hardest when it is stretched

the inner (long) head of the tricep is the only head that crosses over the shoulder joint.....therefore the position of the arm affects how hard the inner head works.....if the arm is raised above the head, as in overhead extensions, then the inner head is maximally stretched and therefore worked the hardest

if the arms are down by the side the inner head is "relaxed" more so it cant work as hard....therefore the outer head and medial haed must contribute more....therefore pushdowns in general are said to work the outer head

close grip press, lying extensions are somewhere in between


so in general for you, work the triceps in various stretch positions...overhead extensions, incline extensions, overead tri press http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attach...7&d=1158436380 etc

[MoGeaYuglay]

I personally just do CGBP, reverse grip bench press, and DB skulls, and my long head gets hit HARD with all these exercises.

[I dont work at Ballys]

CGBP = my favorite tricep exercise

[2MuChBoDyFaT]

Overhead DB Extensions.

Hey Hola, are there any ways to modify this exercise (or any alternates) that would place less stress on my RC ?

(I have "issues" with my left RC)

CHeers ~

[W8isGR8]

Hey Hola, are there any ways to modify this exercise (or any alternates) that would place less stress on my RC ?

(I have "issues" with my left RC)

CHeers ~

What issues?

I like to lean my upper back against a preacher curl pad, so I''m leaned back slightly. This keeps my head out of the way of the DB and keeps the triceps under tension.

[Hola Bola]

Hey Hola, are there any ways to modify this exercise (or any alternates) that would place less stress on my RC ?

(I have "issues" with my left RC)

CHeers ~

I've had shoulder problems before, but this exercise doesn't bother them. You could try a slightly different hand position, use an EZ bar, or even do them with a cable stack.

[SDFlip]

Hey Hola, are there any ways to modify this exercise (or any alternates) that would place less stress on my RC ?

(I have "issues" with my left RC)

CHeers ~

an EZ bar and using an incline bench at the notch below vertical helps me.