Well if thats your situation then congratulations, me and most others have to work ours. Consider yourself lucky.
Well if thats your situation then congratulations, me and most others have to work ours. Consider yourself lucky.
What is the benefit of isolating your triceps if you aren't a pro body builder or need rehabilitation? Why is it needed to isolate when you get work on them from a multitude of compound exercises? How do gain mass from a tricep pull down over a bench press or shoulder press? Why do they give tricep exercises cute names like "skull crushers".. so people think they are bad ass and need to be done?
Anyways, just things I think about![]()
Well, you do seem to be an exception to the rule.
1.The benefits of isolating your triceps are the same as the benefits of isolating your biceps, or your calves, or your etc etc.
2. You could also ask what are the benefits of isolating your biceps if you work on them with compound exercises like rows, pulldowns etc.
3. You gain mass from a tricep pulldown because it isolates the triceps, whereas a benchpress only uses the triceps as an assisting muscle.
4. I would have thought the name 'skullcrusher' would be obvious. You really would not want you triceps to give out halfway through a rep.
Yes, tricep workouts are worth it as much as bicep workouts, chest workouts, back and leg workouts.
Thanks for your response!
I do isolate my biceps. Only because my left bicep is not the same shape as my right. It is exactly the same strength and everything. My right has a peak, and my left does not. I have worked them out for many years and the peak still isn't there. So I got screwed with genetics on that.
Like I said I do see the benefits of the isolation, but just don't think it is that important for triceps. Whenever I exercise my tricep, I feel like it just a waste of time. I did a solid 6 months of busting my triceps hard once. I didn't notice any negligible difference then just stressing my normal compound movements. I am not saying for other people out there to not do them. Do whats best for your body! Just because "insert famous body builder here" does them, doesn't meant it's good for you.
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