Stop Training Triceps Like This!

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When it comes to training your triceps, there is no shortage of exercises to choose from. However, some triceps exercises are more effective than others when it comes to building big triceps.

One of the most common tricep exercises I see is the skull crusher and while this is not necessarily a bad exercise to do, it has some limitations.

The first problem I have with the skull crusher is how the exercise is influenced by the downward force of gravity. At the beginning and the end of the rep, the weight is directly over your chest. This means that the downward force of gravity is parallel to the direction of the triceps.

The limitation behind this position is that a significant amount of tension is being taken off the triceps. Remember, tension is the language of the muscles you are trying to grow and you need to become fluent in that language. The more tension applied to the triceps means that there will be a better stimulus for growth.

The second issue with the skull crusher is that the long head of the triceps is never on stretch. As new research has shown, introducing a stretch stimulus under load to the muscle will induce more hypertrophic results. That means more muscle growth. If we could somehow get the long head of the triceps, responsible for the majority of size in the triceps, we would be on the road to better gains.

Is there a better alternative?

Let me introduce the lying triceps extension. With the weight starting and finishing in a position behind your head with your arms angled back, you don’t have to worry about gravity. In this position, the downward force of gravity is far more perpendicular to your triceps, meaning that there is a greater amount of tension on the triceps. With more tension on the muscle, you are in a better position to illicit more growth.

Add in the fact that the long head of triceps are now on stretch with the weight descending behind your head, you have that stimulus working in your favor. This will help to build the largest head of the triceps which will lead to a bigger arms as the triceps make up 2/3 of the mass of the upper arm.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
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First title was better
Confession: I dont know what was the first title

yuvalomrad
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I knew right away he moral of the story would be don't be a dick. 😅

beowulfbeowulf
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😂😂 Damn youtube robbed us of an epic title

acoolu
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Does Jesse still do the edits? The music and the ironic tone were on point on this. Great work. And great forced smile and thumbs-up to camera, Jeff. Classic.

The_Nickers
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This had to be Jesse's idea. That or Jeff's getting influenced haha

DoubleBeast
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Now one for the biceps too pls...thanks for this

mayankshuklla
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Appreciate the realness in your content, it's like a dose of authenticity

ShanaDixon-srkl
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Thanks for the diagonal change for tricep growth.

BrianSmith-wrjt
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Informative and funny!!!! Thanks Jeff, you rock!

eightytw
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This is good but triceps overhead extension is better. Bigger strech under tension.

mixnix
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Can't do skullcrushers in general. My left elbow has this weird clicking thing going on. It doesn't hurt necessarily, but feels very weird.

mormegil
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more content like this please! Love the humor mixed with science in a bite sized video.

gio-cefalu
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Absolutely gotta try this!The range of motion is so much bigger.That is definitely gonna hit!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🔥

terigiese
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I knew he was gonna change the video title

lupreztryson
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I heard Dick disapproves this message. 😂

zebra
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glad i been doing it this way, saw it a couple of times where u should bring it over ur head but i also generally bring the weight down to my chest then raise it over my head and the back to the chest before pushing cause it feels safter to me.

dragonofthesky
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I have shoulder pain from the other title, so I can only do the first one correctly.

Corneelio
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Humor and educational. A perfect combination!

ferdinandrodriguez
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If you do it properly, your triceps will get to another level. It’s amazing

gsica
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I always did the second with a heavy plate! 💪🏻 Always felt great!

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