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Title: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: ngm21084 on September 30, 2009, 02:59:56 PM
i was just wondering which exercises hit the outer head of the tri more directly...as of right now i do overhead extensions and dips for tris and the inner tri is getting bigger but its like the outer tri doesnt grow...was wondering what if any can target them more directly...although it may be tough considering i dont have access to any machines or cables everything i do is free weight DB moves or EZ bar moves...
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: YoungBlood on September 30, 2009, 04:12:29 PM


Close grip bench presses are good for this...make you lockout too.
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: benchmstr on September 30, 2009, 04:27:05 PM
synthol works good too

bench
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: tbombz on September 30, 2009, 05:52:12 PM
i was just wondering which exercises hit the outer head of the tri more directly...as of right now i do overhead extensions and dips for tris and the inner tri is getting bigger but its like the outer tri doesnt grow...was wondering what if any can target them more directly...although it may be tough considering i dont have access to any machines or cables everything i do is free weight DB moves or EZ bar moves...

ive found the best way to isolate a portion of a muscle, and the best way to get a portion of a muscle to grow, are not always the same thing. for isolating the out, you could do unilateral rope pulldowns with your thumb facing up at the top and forward at the bottom. but for building the most size, heavy skull crushers with a barbell, overhead two hand dumbell extensions, weighted bench dips, all seem t work very well
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: ngm21084 on September 30, 2009, 07:55:09 PM
Well I've been doing overhead extensions for a while and it hasn't grown...I think I'm going to drop the overheads for a while and try the close grip presses, I love bench dips when I had a partner or someone In the gym to put weights on my lap but now I workout at home alone so that's not an option...   
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: chaos on September 30, 2009, 07:58:55 PM
Well I've been doing overhead extensions for a while and it hasn't grown...I think I'm going to drop the overheads for a while and try the close grip presses, I love bench dips when I had a partner or someone In the gym to put weights on my lap but now I workout at home alone so that's not an option...   
cg bench w/flaired elbows
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: Tombo on October 01, 2009, 08:05:07 PM
ive found the best way to isolate a portion of a muscle, and the best way to get a portion of a muscle to grow, are not always the same thing. for isolating the out, you could do unilateral rope pulldowns with your thumb facing up at the top and forward at the bottom. but for building the most size, heavy skull crushers with a barbell, overhead two hand dumbell extensions, weighted bench dips, all seem t work very well

bench dips are sooooooo bad for your shoulders i hate them, but i agree skull crushers are fuggin fantastic i love those, as well as normal dips
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: mesmorph78 on October 02, 2009, 02:15:56 PM
2 arm overhead extersions work the inner
head long head
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: dyslexic on October 02, 2009, 05:52:17 PM
The exercises are pointless if you are not eating to grow..



huge part of the equation.
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: ngm21084 on October 02, 2009, 06:40:15 PM
The exercises are pointless if you are not eating to grow..



huge part of the equation.

QFT
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: mesmorph78 on October 03, 2009, 10:05:09 AM
not necessarily it also depends on genes
but for me uote head gets hit by rope pressdowns
kickbacks supinated outward on the contraction
pressdowns with elbows flared
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: wild willie on October 07, 2009, 08:15:28 AM
db extensions........lying on a bench, or even standing.......nothing hits the outer head of the tris like db extensions.

perform them one arm at a time......better way to focus on the arms individually. imho
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: mesmorph78 on October 07, 2009, 05:02:51 PM
seated dumbell presses hit the lon head far as i know
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: tonymctones on October 07, 2009, 05:35:21 PM
2 arm overhead extersions work the inner
head long head
LOL ^THIS^

how are you guys missing this?

overhead extensions hit this inside not the outside unless im mistaken

this guy wants to hit the outside...

I think close grips work pretty well and they also are probably one of the better overall exercises for tris also tricep pushdowns are decent as well.

I know you might feel weird doing this but DB kick backs seem to help me as well I usually do these at the very end of my work out and try and go slower then most other exercises with attention to going all the way up and even pausing at the top at times with as heavy weight as you can use with good form of course.

oh ya like others have said eat your happy ass of with good food.
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: tonymctones on October 07, 2009, 05:36:09 PM
not necessarily it also depends on genes
but for me uote head gets hit by rope pressdowns
kickbacks supinated outward on the contraction
pressdowns with elbows flared
hahah i guess i could have just quoted mes here

 ;D
Title: Re: Outer Tricep Head
Post by: mesmorph78 on October 09, 2009, 01:34:20 PM
LOL ^THIS^

how are you guys missing this?

overhead extensions hit this inside not the outside unless im mistaken

this guy wants to hit the outside...

I think close grips work pretty well and they also are probably one of the better overall exercises for tris also tricep pushdowns are decent as well.

I know you might feel weird doing this but DB kick backs seem to help me as well I usually do these at the very end of my work out and try and go slower then most other exercises with attention to going all the way up and even pausing at the top at times with as heavy weight as you can use with good form of course.

oh ya like others have said eat your happy ass of with good food.

spot on seted dumbell or even barbell extensions hit the inner head