Triceps with the least strain on elbow?

[bigjoe30]

What exercise for triceps will put the least amount of strain on the elbows?

Thanks

[stevey_6t9]

good question, but im sure your gona get 100 different answers.

id say single arm cable kickbacks

do you have elbow tendonitis?

[bigjoe30]

good question, but im sure your gona get 100 different answers.

id say single arm cable kickbacks

do you have elbow tendonitis?

yes i do and it sucks!! really messing me up been taking it easy on tri/bi's and i havent been adding weight to my bench either.

[FireGuy]

Kickbacks wont cause much stress on your elbows, unfortunately they wont cause much stress on your triceps either. If that's all you can do without pain then by all means do them. Try reverse grip bench presses, you can load up a good amount of weight and it doesnt put too much stress on the elbow. You gotta bring the bar lower on the chest than a normal bench (below nipple line for most people). If you dont have a spotter be sure and use the Smith Machine for these. Even with a spotter I think the Smith is the way to go on this movement.

[bigjoe30]

Kickbacks wont cause much stress on your elbows, unfortunately they wont cause much stress on your triceps either. If that's all you can do without pain then by all means do them. Try reverse grip bench presses, you can load up a good amount of weight and it doesnt put too much stress on the elbow. You gotta bring the bar lower on the chest than a normal bench (below nipple line for most people). If you dont have a spotter be sure and use the Smith Machine for these. Even with a spotter I think the Smith is the way to go on this movement.

thanks FG1 i will try those reverse grip.

[RotorHead]

i have the same issue... skull crushers were killing me and im used to doing alot of sets and heavy weight. cable push downs dont seem to bother me, and dips arent so bad. try some push downs

[sean_holland]

I have the same problem, I would imagine a lot of us do.

One of two things, power through or don't use Palm Down movements. If its Tennis/Golfer's Elbow then you wanna avoid anything with palm down to limit the strain as much as possible.

I just power through...I'm only this age once.

[cherrydrpepper]

I have the same tendonitis and im taking 3 weeks off to see if it gets better, followed by sleeves and DMSO at that time.

First off don't do skull crushers. Second off don't do french press. Those are two of the exercises that most mess with my elbows.

As a bodybuilder you know that range of motion, full contraction, slow on the negative portion are all important concepts. If its not making the condition worse, I would take these and basically X2 your focus on each.

Right now I do triceps on chest day. I do dips, super controlled movements. I started out using the machine and can easily navigate my bodyweight now for 12 or more reps. I would go at a moderate pace on the positive and a very slow pace on the negative. As I reach failure I will typically speed up the motion to get the last few reps out.

I follow with a cable exercise typically one arm cable pulldown. I use a weight im comfortable doing 10 or 12 on with strict form. Once I start to approach failure I begin spotting with my other arm to at least 20.

When I don't do that exercise I like rope pulldowns. Moderate pace on the positive. Very slow and controlled negatives.

[graeme87]

close grip bench and dips seem to be fine, skull crushers and similar movements seem to hurt the most. Try using sleeves they help a lot.

[Cousinbutch]

I can't do crushers anymore either since I had Lymes disease. Reverse grip doesnt bother mine, or push downs on an EZ bar, but ropes kill. If any heavy weight bothers it you could use lighter reps and super slow reps.
Another thing, if you still bench it helps never to lock out your arms.

[oldschoolfitness]

single arm cables palms down or up good slow reps really works the tricep with full resistance in raising and lowering. one thing i like is i can stop at the point the elbow is hurting on these and i don't go real heavy.

[serratus]

What exercise for triceps will put the least amount of strain on the elbows?

Thanks

when i fell pain i just go harder

[Cousinbutch]

when i fell pain i just go harder

That'll be a short lifting career.

[Big]

That'll be a short lifting career.

his posting career may be even shorter than that

[cherrydrpepper]

when i fell pain i just go harder

This is how people end up in surgery asking wtf happened