favorite mass building tricep exercise

**anthony1992** · 03-05-2009, 08:57 PM

What is your favorite exercise to build mass on your triceps. I think close grip benchpress with reps between 6 and 10 are the best to build mass.

**Sledge** · 03-05-2009, 09:04 PM

Agree

**tiramisu** · 03-05-2009, 09:24 PM

regular bench and of course squats

**Orca** · 03-05-2009, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by anthony1992

What is your favorite exercise to build mass on your triceps. I think close grip benchpress with reps between 6 and 10 are the best to build mass.

Originally Posted by Sledge

Agree

BRB doing CGBP =D

Actually on the menu for tomorrow! I like doing Reverse Grip Bench as well but I think I need stronger forearms or something...(?) I have trouble balancing the weight/unracking it and focusing on the triceps.

**Koubs** · 03-05-2009, 10:08 PM

How "close" do you guys have your hands on these?? They used to KILL my wrists, so I stopped doing them for a while... Then I started doing them again several months ago, but I have to use a grip a little wider than shoulder width in order for me to feel no pain in my wrists...

I still think they're great for triceps, as I keep my elbows more IN instead of more out like regular presses... But the hand position is probably considered "wide" compared to how most people do them..

Your thoughts??

**Wheels** · 03-06-2009, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Koubs

How "close" do you guys have your hands on these?? They used to KILL my wrists, so I stopped doing them for a while... Then I started doing them again several months ago, but I have to use a grip a little wider than shoulder width in order for me to feel no pain in my wrists...

I still think they're great for triceps, as I keep my elbows more IN instead of more out like regular presses... But the hand position is probably considered "wide" compared to how most people do them..

Your thoughts??

I would say my hands are probably about shoulder width. Supposedly you're supposed to go narrower but I feel the exercise more with a bit wider of a grip; no stress on the wrists/elbows that way, either. As long as you're feeling the tris get hit hard, I'd say you're g2g man.

**Frosty** · 03-06-2009, 12:50 AM

I think combo of heavy close grip (14" grip) benches and heavy skull crushers. I like the one overhead machine because it allows me to use a ton of weight. I believe that big triceps come from really heavy loads and lots of work.

**indianamonster1986** · 03-06-2009, 12:55 AM

I use a machine bench and place a cable camber bar in between the handles and take the inner grip and do machine close grip.

**Sledge** · 03-06-2009, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Koubs

How "close" do you guys have your hands on these?? They used to KILL my wrists, so I stopped doing them for a while... Then I started doing them again several months ago, but I have to use a grip a little wider than shoulder width in order for me to feel no pain in my wrists...

I still think they're great for triceps, as I keep my elbows more IN instead of more out like regular presses... But the hand position is probably considered "wide" compared to how most people do them..

Your thoughts??

Try doing them with an EZ bar. It puts your wrists in a more natural position.

**Youngguns** · 03-06-2009, 01:50 AM

Originally Posted by Frosty404

I think combo of heavy close grip (14" grip) benches and heavy skull crushers. I like the one overhead machine because it allows me to use a ton of weight. I believe that big triceps come from really heavy loads and lots of work.

Mine have grown best from higher reps and cables...

**Frosty** · 03-06-2009, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by youngguns

Mine have grown best from higher reps and cables...

Cool. Do what works. That doesn't do shit for mine

**Por2gue** · 03-06-2009, 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by Koubs

How "close" do you guys have your hands on these?? They used to KILL my wrists, so I stopped doing them for a while... Then I started doing them again several months ago, but I have to use a grip a little wider than shoulder width in order for me to feel no pain in my wrists...

I still think they're great for triceps, as I keep my elbows more IN instead of more out like regular presses... But the hand position is probably considered "wide" compared to how most people do them..

Your thoughts??

I do mine fairly close, bout 12-14" between my hands. Feel way less on my chest like this.

**bignready** · 03-06-2009, 08:59 AM

on chest day, after hitting my chest, ill do a few sets of cg bp's and dips.then a few days later on arms day i it em heavy and hard with skullcrushers,vbar pushdown's and extentions

**Youngguns** · 03-06-2009, 09:06 AM

The way I see it is...

With heavy movements it's too easy to go too heavy and not focus on the muscle at work. If you at least begin with a cable movement to pump blood into the triceps, when you do go to a barbell or dumbbell movement, you can really feel the muscle working. This goes for any muscle. It, aside from breathing is one of the most important pieces of bodybuilding I've learned in the past 3 years.