Many of these exercises can be done in a number of variations. You can change up your workout and continue to shock your triceps by experimenting with different grips, moving your hands in our out, using different grip angles and different cable attachments, and by switching between dumbbells and barbells. Keep an exercise in your routine only as long as it keeps giving you the gains you need.
Finally, if you’ve already read the chest or shoulders section, you probably noticed that each section mentions that the triceps can wear out quickly. If you find your tri’s dying out before your chest or shoulders, go ahead and pre-exhaust your chest or shoulders before doing your presses. For example, you might do a set of dumbbell flyes and then immediately switch to the bench press so that your chest is weakened when you start the bench. That way, the bench press will fully exhaust your chest before your smaller triceps die out. The same principle goes for your shoulders.
If you use this technique, your triceps will still get a good workout while you train your chest and shoulders. You’ll then be able to take your weakened triceps all the way to complete exhaustion with your triceps exercises afterwards.
Just be careful not to be one of those guys that comes into the gym and does his triceps workout before moving to the chest and shoulder workouts. You probably won’t get a very good chest or shoulder workout that way. Triceps workouts are best saved for when all the heavy pressing is done.
Keep reading and learning everything you can about your triceps to push them to the next level. Talk to others about your exercise and routine and then put what you learn into practice. With the right combination of time, effort, knowledge, and fueling, you can build thick and ripped up triceps that are the envy of the other guys in the gym.
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