why do my triceps always throb with pain after a chest workout?

[Pectorial]

feels as though av done 5 sets of skull crushers lol... is this normal?

[MuscleScience]

The triceps are a primary muscle group involved in most pressing exercises.

[Big]

what are you doing for a chest workout?

[Pectorial]

try to mix it up abit but todays session involved..( in order )

3rd set i always push to failure...

3 x 10 wide grip decline pressups

3 x 6/8 incline barbell superset with 3 x 6/8 variant incline flys

3 x 6/8 decline barbell chest press

3 x 6/8 flat bench supinating flyes

4 x 6/8....... ( 4th set i half weight nd do as many as i can...) flat bench press barbell

3 x 6/8 close grip flat bench press barbel

[Big]

that's as much a tri workout as it is chest. anything that brings your arm from bent to straight uses tri.

[Pectorial]

righteo ill just make sure i give it a few days before doing my triceps!


any chest exercises that concentrate mainly on the chest area?

[Big]

flies and pec deck are two that isolate chest well, just picture any movement where your arms remain in a fixed position and the chest is doing most of the work. I usually combine chest/tri then on another day combine back/bi, because many movements share those groups in that fashion.

[Pectorial]

I usually combine chest/tri then on another day combine back/bi, because many movements share those groups in that fashion.

Ive combined them myself but i like to mix everything up nd not keep to the same routine..

[Big]

true, I think it's good to "keep the muscles guessing" so to speak, nothing wrong with mixing things up.

[Jfew44]

If your chest is responding well, I'd just wait longer before doing your tricep workout, but 16 press exercises seems a little over the top, you could get rid of one of them and do an isolation exercise, such as pec dec or cable crossovers.

[Pectorial]

i usually do but all the machines were being used nd i hate waiting about !!

lol i almost screamed for help on my close grip bench press at the end... i only just managed to get the bar back on the rack..


coulda ended in tears...