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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: mesmorph78 on August 18, 2008, 01:13:36 PM
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I have good tris.. but my bi's are better i think...
the long head of my try isgreat .. i think the side head could be better..
i'm looking to shake things up
and i love hearing suggestions from you guys...
so how do u target the side head exclusively
i read somewhere to flare the elbows in most tri movements..
close gripp. and skull crushers...
etc
what do y'all think
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I remember reading that Charles Glass has clients do pressdowns with the close-grip pulldown handle, positioned so that the palms are facing away from each other. It seems like it would work pretty damn well.
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Rope pressdowns
Reverse single arm cable extensions
Most of it is genetics.
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Rope pressdowns
Reverse single arm cable extensions
Most of it is genetics.
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rope pressdowns are useless according to vince basile. maybe he can explain himself and give a few tips
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rope pressdowns are useless according to vince basile. maybe he can explain himself and give a few tips
That alone would tell me they are probably one of the best exercises known to man ;D
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Rope pressdowns
Reverse single arm cable extensions
Most of it is genetics.
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i know..
but my tris a very defined... so my outer head is very visible
i just need it to balance out the long head... i never used to do rope pressdowns.. until a yr ago
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lying extensions behind the head.
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Rope pressdowns
Reverse single arm cable extensions
Most of it is genetics.
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x3 plus I also think highly of dips for the outer heads.
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Close grip presses,
Dips,
Rope or V-bar pushdowns…
Once in a while I’ll do a superset of V-bar pushdowns followed by bodyweight dips. Afterwards, I usually feel a good knotted-up pumped feeling in the lateral heads.
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good suggestions.. i think this week im gonna work biceps...
and then triceps.. instead of doing my usual...
one tri excercise one bi excercise
gonna do 3 for bis.. and then 5 for tris
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Seems like this 'elbows in, elbows out, etc' is the common advice given, but I'm sceptical if changing anything regarding hand placement can affect which head it hits at all.
Dips are just another form of close-grip presses. Rope pressdowns just change the palm positioning. Reverse single-arm cable pressdowns are just an isolated movement to get a slightly better contraction if you don't feel it in regular pressdowns, which alot don't. But do these work the lateral head moreso? That's the question, which I doubt you'll find a credible answer for.
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Seems like this 'elbows in, elbows out, etc' is the common advice given, but I'm sceptical if changing anything regarding hand placement can affect which head it hits at all.
Dips are just another form of close-grip presses. Rope pressdowns just change the palm positioning. Reverse single-arm cable pressdowns are just an isolated movement to get a slightly better contraction if you don't feel it in regular pressdowns, which alot don't. But do these work the lateral head moreso? That's the question, which I doubt you'll find a credible answer for.
I recall seeing an article somewhere that listed a ton of common tricep exercises and which heads they stressed the most. All of them hit each head almost the same, there were a few that hit different heads slightly more than the others but still recruited all heads for the movement. I'll see if I can dig it up, it was a while ago though.
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I recall seeing an article somewhere that listed a ton of common tricep exercises and which heads they stressed the most. All of them hit each head almost the same, there were a few that hit different heads slightly more than the others but still recruited all heads for the movement. I'll see if I can dig it up, it was a while ago though.
I studied all this in Kinesiology class.
It is a VERY minor difference.
From what i remember, the changes in elbow position actually opened up a larger chance for injury, which made it, well, pointless.
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I studied all this in Kinesiology class.
It is a VERY minor difference.
From what i remember, the changes in elbow position actually opened up a larger chance for injury, which made it, well, pointless.
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and which excersises most targeted the lateral head?
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Is lateral the inside?
Overhead stuff does this.
I believe it is mainly genetics but def for a pump and a sore tricep tomorro do single arm reverse pressdowns on a handle attachment...ouch
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ive tried that but.. it never really hurt
are u talking across the body goudy?
i must admit my arms dont hurt easily...
my chest and back to..
but my arms are really seasoned
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imagine doing a curl in reverse with it and really flexing at the bottom. Fixed elbow at side, not crossing the body
My lateral head is like a big ball at the bottom...freaky. No one else i know has it so im convinced its genetic.
However, my friend says that he read that the lateral head does not come into play unless u are moving HUGE poundages. Since you are stronger than me that doesnt make sense.
However i do a lot of OHPressing...Barbell especially. Dips too...then again so do you. Ill take a pic of it tomorro for ya if ya like to show ya what i mean
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the lateral head is on the outside of the arm... my inner head is huge...
i just want to tweak the outer head a little
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the lateral head is on the outside of the arm... my inner head is huge...
i just want to tweak the outer head a little
My first post at the top gave some suggestions, but again most of it is genetics.
You have awesome triceps Meso! i wouldn't worry too much.
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the lateral head is on the outside of the arm... my inner head is huge...
i just want to tweak the outer head a little
WTF i thought ur lateral head was class.
Just keep doing what you are doing its owrking for sure
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thanks...
goudy and overload
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but i still think they arent up to par.. especially in correaltion to the long head
im going to try some of the exercises suggested...
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tried some of the stuff you guys suggested..
already i can feel and see the difference....
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heavy decline ez barbell extensions
close grips on bench
vertical weighted dips
forget the pushbacks, rope pushdown gay shit
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heavy decline ez barbell extensions
close grips on bench
vertical weighted dips
forget the pushbacks, rope pushdown gay shit
exactly, best advice yet.
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heavy decline ez barbell extensions
close grips on bench
vertical weighted dips
forget the pushbacks, rope pushdown gay shit
declinne skulls.. never actually tried that...
I'll throw it in this week..
thx
mes
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