upper tricept??????

[USAF OKIEONE]

i am having trouble targeting the tricep
area right below the rear delt. has anyone had this problem.if so what exercise targets that area? if any one knows an exercise
please post it.

tricept routine:

close grip bench
skull crushers
close grip push downs
rope pushdowns
one arm reverse pull downs

 

[BigAndy69]

Seated french presses. Basically seated skullcrushers. You don't need all those cable movements. Stick to cable pushdown, the rest is a waste of time.

 

[USAF OKIEONE]

bump

 

[GenetiKing]

Sounds you like you have a problem similar to mine. It's hard to specifically target any of the given three tricep heads. It can be done but probably not to the extent you want. Muscle bellies and overall shape are 85% genetic. It sounds like you are referring to the lateral (outside) head. If so, any action that takes the other two heads out of play will be most effective. Try heavy cable pushdowns. This keeps you from putting the medial (inside) head on stretch, thereby minimizing it's involvement in the exercise from an anatomical viewpoint. Good luck.

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[DrSuperSaint]

I was having a problem similar to that awhile back as well, I have been doing an extra amount of weighted dips, and throwbacks (aka donkey curls), and I've made some decent progress ... hope that helps a bit.

 

[MrMuscle]

in my opinion you are doing WAY to many exercises for such a small musclegroup. limit it to 3 exercises. SKullcrushers, kickback and presdowns..and you will find that it will grow in every area

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[Cackerot69]

you cannot isolate a specific portion or "head" of the tricep.

close grip bench-2x6-10
skull crusher-2x6-10

simple, and effective.

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

I'm going to kill JoeWeider for spreading this crap, you can't make PART of a muscle contract while the rest does not.It simply cannot happen. The triceps either contracts- or it doesn't. Dips, close grip benches and pushdowns have done the most for my triceps.

 

[strengthmonster]

I don't know about you but I can flex the triceps in different places and isolate the 3 heads separately. I have seen many pros do this in posing routines as well. Muscle control can only be attained through practice.

 

[MrMuscle]

i gotta agree with strenghtmonster...think about this..when yur doing different exercises for for instance triceps..dont you feel a different burn for each exercises, maybe in different areas of you triceps? i surely do

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THE NORWEGIAN FREIGHT TRAIN

"Pain, is just weakness leaving your body"

"...damn you for not giving my TEST" - Metallica

"After this show i'll be fat and happy again.....If i make it to the show...." - Lee Priest

"Lets put some weight on the bar.." - Shawn Ray

"IT DOESN'T MATTER" - The Rock

"Intensity builds immensity" - Kevin Levrone

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

I don't "feel a burn" at all, unless I do eally high reps, but I train heavy, so my reps are not that high. A feeling of burning is not a sign of growth stimulation. If it was, intense cardio would give you huge legs-and that doesn't happen. Shaping the muscle just isn't possible. I've never seen one top bodybuilder change the shape of his triceps-bigger-yes, more defined-yes, even fuller and more developed, but changed shape-nope. Franco Columbu did preacher curls for his lower biceps for years. Did he feel a burn there? maybe. Did he change the shape of his biceps-nope. It has to do with the inervation of the muscle. Check out Hatfield's work on contigous versus non-contigous innervation. Note- the pecs are an exception as there are two muscles there.

 

[all about heart]

do dips.The last 1/3 of the movement targets upper tris and the lower part targets by the elbow


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[Cackerot69]

i never debated the fact that you can stress different parts of the tricep more.

you just cannot isolate a specific part.

even through you can emphasize a specific head, the results will be extremely minimal and not noticable.

 

[MrMuscle]

cackerot is a ball breaker..i love you man

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"Pain, is just weakness leaving your body"

"...damn you for not giving my TEST" - Metallica

"After this show i'll be fat and happy again.....If i make it to the show...." - Lee Priest

"Lets put some weight on the bar.." - Shawn Ray

"IT DOESN'T MATTER" - The Rock

"Intensity builds immensity" - Kevin Levrone

 

[Cube]

Have you tried lying barbell triceps extensions with chains(if your gym has them). The chains will basically match the strength curve of the triceps.

 

[Robboe]

Most of what can be said here has already been said.

Listen to cackerot.

 

[bignate73]

Originally posted by strengthmonster:
I don't know about you but I can flex the triceps in different places and isolate the 3 heads separately. I have seen many pros do this in posing routines as well. Muscle control can only be attained through practice.

i can do this "trick" too. all you are doing is not completely flexing your tricep. i know how to get the lateral head tight, or the long head etc. but i guarantee if you get a full contraction, all 3 monsters are tight

 

[booger]

Here's what worked for me. Lie on a flat bench with a light weight 'easy curl' bar. Extend your upper arms parallel to the floor behind your head with the bar just hanging. Now contract the triceps, but keep the entire arm carriage parellel to the floor behind you. In fact try to increase your flexibility over time so that you can eventually tap the bar on the floor. The trick is to get a maximum stretch on the tricep prior to contracting it. You don't need a lot of weight. This is a very unnatural position. Heavy weights can pop the shoulder ball out of the socket. Now if you are some kind of gymnast this might not work. I knew one guy who could reach behind himself from above with one hand and shake hands with his other hand coming up from below.

The whole thing about building muscle is to destroy it so it can rebuild. Heavy weight will do this and is probably the preferred method. But tearing the muscle and/or fascia with stretching or powerful muscle stimulators on full tetanize is another way.

 

[chillin408]

i have also heard you cannot islote specific parts

 

[bigleemurali]

The simplest way would be to do your lying 45 degree triceps extensions in a declined bench. So that you can concentrate on the complete stretch and contraction of your triceps belly as a whole and you can hit the deepest part of triceps too..

have fun

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[deathdroprob]

lol the original poster probably hasnt been on here for 6 years lol

 

[the_alcatraz]

i can do this "trick" too. all you are doing is not completely flexing your tricep. i know how to get the lateral head tight, or the long head etc. but i guarantee if you get a full contraction, all 3 monsters are tight

Agreed on needing to get a full contraction...and you can seperate the 3 tri heads with specific exercises to target each head.