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 Best Tricep Exercise
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Cool Novice 
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What is the most overall effective compound type exercise for the triceps?    | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 274 |
cables. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 100 |
My favorite is weighted heavy dips. As for the best its a combination of working the three heads of the tricep.  | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 20 |
Besides Dips, are their any tricep exercises that work all 3 heads equally well at once? | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 881 |
IMO, Skullcrushers bro, they are one of the best, if not THE best overall mass builder for the triceps. (if done properly) ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 646 |
heavy close-grip bench presses, skull crushers, dips .. sorry thats 3, but they are the best  | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 67 |
gotta be skull crushers. MM ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 865 |
props to spunky, he hit the nail right on the head. 2 handed behind the head tricep extensions with dumbbells could also be added to that list, they work great for me anyway. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 881 |
The only thing I don't like about skullcrushers, is that they kill my elbow joints. So I do them every second tricep workout. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 49 |
skull crushers IS MY FAVIORTE | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 491 |
I like french press and close grip bench for mass. I like reverse cable for shape | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 791 |
The BEST tricep exercise EVER is reverse grip bench presses on the smith machine with a slow decent and a squeeze at the top. I know people are down on the smith machine but you only need to push in one plane (unlike doing a flat bench press where its unnatural to push in a predetermined,totally straight line (ie shoulder presses). This exercise lets you really focus on the triceps and is much more effective than just using a barbell. Other wise SMith machine benches ect are not good to do. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 240 |
Gotta go with skullcrushers myself, that's the best pump for me. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 631 |
close-grip bench ------------------ "May all of your showers be golden." - Jerri Blank "I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. Then I laughed...really hard." | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 475 |
For overall development it would have to be a tie between close-grip bench and weighted dips. I like rope pressdowns for the outer head, and french-press or skull crushers for the inner and medial head. I constantly hear people say that you can't work the tricept heads seperately but I swear you can emphasize a specific head. That's my $.02. Later, | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 145 |
Skull-Crushers... ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 61 |
Overhead, two-handed db press. I like skull crushers, but the o.h. db's are much easier on my elbows. Honorable mention for weighted dips. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 248 |
Skull crushers...or lying tricep extensions with EZ curl bar. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 68 |
I DONT THINK THERE IS ONE EXERCISE THAT DOES THE JOB-- ANYWAY VARIETY IS THE SPICE(GROWTH) OF BODYBUILDING=tOMO | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 308 |
My old gym had a sit-up machine with a chest pad. I used to fill the rack and hold onto the handles on the chest pad. While holding my back tight against the backrest I'd extend. One of the best pumps I'd get on Tri's. Got some wierd looks but saw more and more people doing it. Headcavers but Skullcrushers sound the cooler though! | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 20 |
I like to superset Bi's/Tri's, preferably with one comppund exercise for each. So I would start off with standing barbell curls, rest, then hit skullcrushers, or whatever. Thanks for the ideas!! =) | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 508 |
Decline tricep scullcrushers using rope. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 225 |
Incline Skull crushers with a rope attached to a low cable. ------------------ The moral? It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up - you had better be running. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 262 |
I'm torn between Skull crushers(French press) and Close grip presses. I never hit tris without doing one of them. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 81 |
Weighted dips and seated extensions w/e-z curl bar. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 795 |
leg press. Just playing I love the french press! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 258 |
i think to have well developed tris, no matter what isolation exercise you do, you have to bench heavy.try do add 40lb to your bench and than look at the triceps.you could even not work out tris at all. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 41 |
I agree with weighted dips, but gotta keep the posture strick, if you are swingin all over the place your gonna isolate nothin, Might as well do leg press if it is like that.... ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 101 |
Ive gotta say french press | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 43 |
Sounds funny at first, but narrow grip behind the neck presses. These really nail the long head. If you pre-exaust with another tri movement the pump on is crazy. check the link for description. It is #7. I like to set the pins a little lower than in the picture. http://www.testosterone.net/html/body_61tris.html | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 492 |
weighted dips | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 20 |
Nice Site link Hugh | ||
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Moderator 
Posts: 1301 |
Yes,new exercise to do tomorrow. ------------------ |
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posted November 05, 2000 08:32 PM
