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Title: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 07:12:18 AM
if done in a smith machine they should be pretty safe


what do you think of them? and what are some technique pointers when really trying to build the triceps, not the chest


?


thanks
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: The Idol on February 07, 2014, 07:14:30 AM
if done in a smith machine they should be pretty safe


what do you think of them? and what are some technique pointers when really trying to build the triceps, not the chest


?


thanks
I think you've got zero genetic potential. Arms are small and stringy. You'll attain a landscaper's physique at best.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 07:16:28 AM
I think you've got zero genetic potential. Arms are small and stringy. You'll attain a landscaper's physique at best.
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funny guys
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 07:27:07 AM
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 07:29:53 AM
what the fuck

Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Royalty on February 07, 2014, 07:43:00 AM
Yes it is a good Mass builder

Shoulder width grip--- keep your elbows tucked close to your lats-- lower the bar to your upper abs
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 07:44:33 AM
Yes it is a good Mass builder

Shoulder width grip--- keep your elbows tucked close to your lats-- lower the bar to your upper abs
it is same, superior or inferior to close grip bench press?


should you do both in the same workout or is that too much of a good thing?


i'm gonna do arms nothing but arms today

triceps biceps brachialis forearms
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: headhuntersix on February 07, 2014, 07:47:14 AM
Haven't done them in two years...all closegrip work twice per week now. But I do DB floor presses with the same movement/position as the reverse. I think they worked ok when I did them maybe every 4th tri workout.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Wez on February 07, 2014, 07:52:19 AM
Anthony Clark used to bench 700 with a reverse grip.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 08:17:05 AM
Anthony Clark used to bench 700 with a reverse grip.
RIP
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: wes on February 07, 2014, 08:19:19 AM
SKULLCRUSHERS
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 08:25:12 AM
SKULLCRUSHERS
i'm gonna hit the tricepts today with

reverse grip bench
bodyweight dips
skull crushers (actually french curl)
cable push down
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: snx on February 07, 2014, 08:33:48 AM
It won't work the triceps any harder than a regular bench press, assuming grip width remains constant on supination versus pronation.

Here's where the myth comes from.

When you pronate your grip (overhand), you more actively engage the pectorals - particularly the sternocostal head. The clavicular head is also engaged - hence, why people say bench pressing is a good all around pec builder.

However, when you supinate your grip, the sternocostal head is less actively engaged. The clavicular head, of all things, actually is preferentially recruited versus the sternocostal head (so yes, flat reverse grip benching is one way to help target upper pecs).

So, relatively speaking, pound for pound, a reverse grip bench will engage FEWER pec fibers than a pronated grip bench press. Does that make it a better triceps builder? No. But it does make it a LESS EFFECTIVE pec builder.

It's just the logic that got scrambled here.

Don't believe me? Hold your arm up in front of you, and grasp your triceps. Now, pronate, then supinate your arm. Feel the triceps flex differently? No, you didn't. That's because triceps aren't preferentially recruited when arms are supinated or pronated. So reverse versus regular benching doesn't help activate triceps more or less. It's just more or less (or different) pec involvement.

Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on February 07, 2014, 08:35:47 AM
Close grips work much better that reverse grip!
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 08:37:26 AM
ok so it's like a gimmick?


regular close grip it is then!
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: snx on February 07, 2014, 08:49:51 AM
ok so it's like a gimmick?


regular close grip it is then!

Kind of.

People assumed that because reverse grip benches didn't engage more pecs than regular benches, that de-facto, they must be better triceps builders. They aren't.

You load up 85% of your 1RM on regular benches and push yourself, you'll stimulate your triceps just as much as if you loaded up 85% of your 1RM on reverse benches.

But, your shoulders will be engaged differently, and do will your pecs. So they're not a gimmick or useless. It's just that lifting bro-science has taken the real science, and kind of perverted it. Like we bodybuilders are known to do from time to time.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Coach is Back! on February 07, 2014, 08:57:07 AM
 :)
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: LurkerNoMore on February 07, 2014, 09:04:42 AM
Pull over presses are one of the best things that you can do for triceps.  Lee Haney himself preached this back when I worked out in his gym in Atlanta.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: YngiweRhoads on February 07, 2014, 09:10:11 AM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=517157.0;attach=553895;image)

Acne?
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 09:15:48 AM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=517157.0;attach=553895;image)

Acne?
yeah

it was  a lot worse last month it's going down lol


Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: latiuss on February 07, 2014, 09:16:16 AM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=517157.0;attach=553895;image)

Acne?

Your delts are COVERED LOL and your on a shit dose.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: ProudVirgin69 on February 07, 2014, 09:16:37 AM
I've talked to a couple of very strong benchers that swore by them.  

Why not just throw them in the rotation for a couple weeks and see what happens
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Mawse on February 07, 2014, 09:17:13 AM
Choose exercises that don't hurt your joints so you can keep training

Size and shape comes from drugs and genetics not magic exercises

I could dip more 500 for full reps , close grip 315 for 8x8 paused, etc but my tris are my worst bodypart. Flat and shapeless and uber shit looking arms.

It's all genetics and drugs, training is 25% at most. Exercise selection is 2% maybe less.

Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 09:17:41 AM
Your delts are COVERED LOL and your on a shit dose.
it's from taking 5mg of finasteride per day

which is a shit ton


that + test = estrogen off the chart


at least that's my conclusion


i decreased to 2,5mg finasteride and it seems to be clearing up
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: latiuss on February 07, 2014, 09:28:32 AM
it's from taking 5mg of finasteride per day

which is a shit ton


that + test = estrogen off the chart


at least that's my conclusion


i decreased to 2,5mg finasteride and it seems to be clearing up

Hope it clears,nothing worse than showing off a spotty physique.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Stan Diego on February 07, 2014, 10:13:15 AM
Brutal acne. Chicks love whiteheads.... I think the problem might be that you simply suck.

Effects on Acne
Hormones also play a key role in the development of acne; high levels of androgenic hormones such as dihydrotestoterone (DHT) can cause excess sebum (oil) production, leading to acne flare-ups. Hormonal therapies such as finasteride help decrease excess DHT in the blood, decreasing acne and other effects. According to research published in the "Journal of Drugs in Dermatology," anti-androgen medications such as finasteride might help prevent acne by blocking the effects of androgens on the sebum-producing sebaceous glands.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 12:08:19 PM
Hope it clears,nothing worse than showing off a spotty physique.
it's improving everyday

i am a bodybuilding analyst i know what i'm seeing
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Royalty on February 07, 2014, 02:39:59 PM
it is same, superior or inferior to close grip bench press?


should you do both in the same workout or is that too much of a good thing?


i'm gonna do arms nothing but arms today

triceps biceps brachialis forearms

both build mass & power

I think reverse grip is better for building the meaty inner head of the tricep. The version Close Grip is better for building the outer head.

Do both for a 3D look
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Donny on February 07, 2014, 02:44:01 PM
Parallel bar Dips...  ;)
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 02:46:56 PM
todays workout: ARMS!


4x8-10 narrow grip bench press

4x8-12 standing barbell curl no relax at bottom constant tensions

4x8-10 reverse grip smith machine bench press

4x8-12 hammercurl/pinwheel curl (two sets of both to be sure which one is the best type of curl)

4x8-12 french curl (skull crusher pretty much)

4x8-12 standing dumbell curl two hands the same time no rest no relax

4x8-12 reverse grip cable extension/pushdown


epic pumps
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Donny on February 07, 2014, 02:53:16 PM
todays workout: ARMS!


4x8-10 narrow grip bench press

4x8-12 standing barbell curl no relax at bottom constant tensions

4x8-10 reverse grip smith machine bench press

4x8-12 hammercurl/pinwheel curl (two sets of both to be sure which one is the best type of curl)

4x8-12 french curl (skull crusher pretty much)

4x8-12 standing dumbell curl two hands the same time no rest no relax

4x8-12 reverse grip cable extension/pushdown


epic pumps
Drugs?
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 02:54:37 PM
Drugs?
sterons
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: Man of Steel on February 07, 2014, 03:21:40 PM
MOS tricep workout:

Skullcrushers
Close Grip Bench
Hammer Seated Pushdown (plate loaded)
Cable Pushdowns
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: DroppingPlates on February 07, 2014, 03:22:33 PM
I did 6 db skull crusher drop down sets yesterday, no rest. Arms & fore arms were pumped to the max.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: a_pupil on February 07, 2014, 03:23:39 PM
how did the reverse grip feel?
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 03:26:14 PM
how did the reverse grip feel?
weird
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: a_pupil on February 07, 2014, 03:30:27 PM
weird

did they hit triceps different to normal close grip?

will try on next workout day on sunday.
Title: Re: REVERSE GRIP BENCH PRESS - is it really a GREAT tricep builder?
Post by: anabolichalo on February 07, 2014, 03:32:29 PM
did they hit triceps different to normal close grip?

will try on next workout day on sunday.
i'm not sure

if my arm grows thats all i need to know