Hey, question. I train fullbody training, mainly compound movements, with some quick isolation exercise here and there. For triceps, i do compounds like dips,bench-press. I have question on isolation exercise. I know there are 3 heads of triceps, every is working with different exercise. I dont want to do 3 exercises for triceps, i need just 1 quick isolation at the end of workout. My favorite is triceps pushdown. Basically my question is, if triceps pushdowns are enough for overall triceps growth, or is it really isolation for just 1 head of triceps ? Thanks
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Thread: Just 1 triceps exercise ?
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12-06-2021, 03:23 AM #1
Just 1 triceps exercise ?
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12-06-2021, 04:26 AM #2
The heads work at varying degrees of stress, but never entirely independently from each other. With pushdowns, you'll achieve the most stress onto the lateral head, but slightly lesser stress will go to the long and medial heads. It's a question of what head you want focused on most.
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12-06-2021, 09:36 AM #3
So I found that using a staggered bar or rope, with a slight lean and pushing the cable straight down tends to work the triceps heavily, more so than any tricep extensions I have ever done with less elbow stress to boot.
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12-06-2021, 10:14 AM #5
If you do these pyramid style starting light and strict…pile on plates!
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12-06-2021, 01:03 PM #6
The longhead of the triceps will mainly get worked as you move up in weight and have to stabilize the arm more.
The medial head will generally get worked in the exercise with more time under tension.
As stated above, the lateral head will get the most directed training from its role in applied lockout at the end of each rep. Go to town, but don't try to crush your elbows or anything just to grow that part of the muscle as much as you can.Last edited by GeneralSerpant; 12-06-2021 at 01:13 PM.
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12-06-2021, 01:56 PM #7
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The bread and butter exercise that makes most people's triceps blow up is some form of skullcrusher / french press because it works the tricep like you've never worked it before, specifically the long head which is the biggest. The problem is that either people don't keep their elbows in when they perform these, or they can't keep their elbows in when they perform these, and over time this normally becomes an elbow killer. Maybe not even for the first 10 years of training, but over time with less than perfect form it happens.
Not a fan of this guy but he more or less describes the exercise well, except even he doesn't keep his elbows in so... RIP elbows:
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The single best exercise for longevity of the elbows is the cable cross tricep extension IMO:
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12-07-2021, 03:54 AM #11
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Just pick something and hammer it for s couple of sessions then swap it out.
This week i did...
Rolling dumbell extentions ss db hammer curls then Tate press ss Inc db curls at the end of one session
Strict Ez bar curls ss ez bar skull crushers after another
Today i was thinking its gonna cable press down ss with cable curl with my spud strap
Done this for two weeks, so Next week I have no idea what ill do.. Maybe the dip machine ss preacher machine, jm press ss football barbell curl and cable kick backs ss with baysian curlsLast edited by MyEgoProblem; 12-07-2021 at 05:07 AM.
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12-07-2021, 06:17 AM #12
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12-07-2021, 12:57 PM #13
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12-12-2021, 09:31 AM #14
The number one triceps exercise in the world. Almost every trainee in every Gym performs this movement. Grab a rope, bar or handle and extent your arms straight down until lockout. It is simple and effective. The number of exercises that make an effective arm workout can range from 1-3 movements per session, with any more than that resulting excessive fatigue and inconsistent form and technique. It is common that and arm routine consists of 1-3 arm exercises per muscle each workout.
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12-15-2021, 05:34 PM #15
Focus on progression on compounds & include an iso to top it off means you can use a few different isos- just alternate them.
You dont have to do them all in each session.
While changing exercises too often each session can stuff up progression, isos after your consistent compounds can have this extra flexibility without harming compound progress.
You wont isolate the heads completely but focus will shift depending on the iso.Last edited by gomez26; 12-15-2021 at 05:39 PM.
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01-12-2022, 06:13 AM #16
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