which tricep excersise do you find most effective??

[theboss]

I recently started doing REVERSE GRIP BENCH for triceps, I find i can use about 50-60 pounds more then my CLOSE GRIP BENCH....which do you find more effective for tricep development???

I am doing DC, so I am also doing Seated French Press, Weighted Dips (Machine Pushdown)...staying away from cables for now.

[L3]

im loving cable push downs with a flat bar, elbows tucked in, man it lengthens my tris like no other

be careful with the reverse grip tho.. one slip and bye bye face

[Adonis13]

incline cambered skull crushers, and weighted dips are mine.

[theboss]

im loving cable push downs with a flat bar, elbows tucked in, man it lengthens my tris like no other

be careful with the reverse grip tho.. one slip and bye bye face

i do them on a smith..with the safeties set so i dont have to worry so much....

i dont find that cable pushdowns help me grow.....i get a good pump & burn....but cant say i am getting good growth

[Anatomy]

I've used a lot that all work well but wide grip push downs with a flat bar would have to be my #1 for balanced development

[nii]

im loving cable push downs with a flat bar, elbows tucked in, man it lengthens my tris like no other
+1

I look forward to tri days because of this exercise alone.

[theboss]

maybe i will give it a shot on thurs.

[Praetorian]

Close grip bench presses and weighted dips are the meat and potatoes of triceps mass building exercises...they should be the staple of your tricep program. Other exercises like press down, skull crushers etc are great once the initial compound mass builders are completed.
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[Baconbits]

skull crushers on a decline

[metis boy]

skull crushers are definetly a fave... also with to do it with dumbells for variation

[theboss]

Close grip bench presses and weighted dips are the meat and potatoes of triceps mass building exercises...they should be the staple of your tricep program. Other exercises like press down, skull crushers etc are great once the initial compound mass builders are completed.
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thats what i was thinking........ :ilu

[L3]

i switch it up bentween close grip bench (thickness) and heavy cable pressdowns (lenght) as the main excercise in my tri split


for some reason skull crushers with proper form allude me, but i feel like im getting the same ROM from cable pressdowns

[tex]

JM presses destroy my tri's......

[ironwill]

thats what i was thinking........ :ilu
I also agree with what Praetorian states....I am trying to bring my tris up....this is working well so far...

[IronRobi]

Incline skullcrushers

[dan12]

skullcrushers or close grip bench for me.

[C-money]

the best tri exercises for me are, close grip bench, and floor presses... nothing puts mass on my tris more than those

[Kronis]

+1 for CGBP

[O-Train]

Anything that works the long head well works best for me.

[Ogrew]

weighted dips
close grip BP
skullcrushers flat

[Ogrew]

incline cambered skull crushers, and weighted dips are mine.

What's the significance of doing INCLINE and DECLINE skullcrushers?

[Felinecougar]

incline cambered skull crushers, and weighted dips are mine.

Wait till your old..scull crushers and dips are gonna kill.

[O-Train]

What's the significance of doing INCLINE and DECLINE skullcrushers?

Gravity?

[Houstonbc]

What's the significance of doing INCLINE and DECLINE skullcrushers?

the incline makes it less painful on my elbows

[arcnspark77]

i like close grip bench to start, one arm overhead extensions, dips and finish with pressdowns changing the grip for each set

[rated_rko]

seated skull crushers burn like no otrher

[Adonis13]

What's the significance of doing INCLINE and DECLINE skullcrushers?

for me i find i hit the insertions better and can keep more downward pressure while alleviating pressure on the elbow joints.

[AlladdinSane]

Rolling DB Extensions.

[buildinthaskinnys]

get your buddy two load up a couple of plates onto your lap and rep out with all you can, then have him take one plate off then countinue until you cant do anymore, then strip the last one off and do as many as you can with your body weight only GOOD NIGHT ALICE!

[tex]

holy fack...I started doing rolling db tri extensions and they are most wicked.......

[AlladdinSane]

holy fack...I started doing rolling db tri extensions and they are most wicked.......

yep.

[O-Train]

Rolling DB Extensions.

Never tried this exercise. Is this a good example or if not, how should they be done?

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[tex]

yeah...that works...i do mine on the floor

[Danger]

CGBP or Floor press, everything else tends to hurt now that I require heavier weights. pressdowns are a great finisher but I just cant do them or extensions without pain if I use a reasonable weight.

[buildinthaskinnys]

Never tried this exercise. Is this a good example or if not, how should they be done?

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those are DB pullovers with a press at the end

[gustavo77]

Close grip benches (not too close, a comfortable power movement for maximum mass) and rope ext...during rope ext. pull the rope apart to the sides...insane burn...in fact keep the rope somewhat apart during the entire range of motion...you can do them over-head too (don't lean over too much and put your body weight into it, from the elbow down is all that should be moving), a little different angle but same idea... pull the rope apart...feel the burn in the horseshoe...

[Direwolf]

Decline dumbell tricep extensions. Far none, it will recruit the most muscle fibers than any other move.

[sneakyfingers]

Wide grip cable pull downs. Great for hitting the long head of the triceps, builds lots of mass imo.

[O-Train]

Wide grip cable pull downs. Great for hitting the long head of the triceps, builds lots of mass imo.

The long head is "long" because of it's proximal attachment on the scapula. You need to have the upper arm elevated to better activate this head. Otherwise it doesn't have sufficient tension, similar to the gastrocnemius during a seated calf raise.

[Ritch]

dumbell skull crushers.

[Gettin'r'round]

heavy dips. I like overhead extensions on this piece of equipment.
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[Kaly11]

SKULL CRUSHERS ON A DECLINE BENCH

[rubarb]

Close grip bench presses and weighted dips are the meat and potatoes of triceps mass building exercises...they should be the staple of your tricep program. Other exercises like press down, skull crushers etc are great once the initial compound mass builders are completed.
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I also gotta agree with you here on this one!

[rated_rko]

skull crushers seated...