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How to Get Wider Triceps (WORKS EVERY TIME)

How to Get Wider Triceps (WORKS EVERY TIME)

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m going to show you the best way to widen your triceps and get bigger, thicker arms in the process. Many times people focus on the front of their arms by working on the biceps. While bigger, wider biceps are definitely impressive, this approach is not the best for maximal width as the triceps make up two thirds of the upper arm girth. When triceps width is the goal, you have to look to the back. This video is going to show best triceps exercises to hit both the medial and the long heads. We-ll start with the long head. The long head makes up most mass. When training the long head, people make the mistake of just doing overhead triceps work. This can work but to get maximal stimulation you also have to put the muscle into a fully contracted position. The two best ways to do this are Lying Triceps Extensions and Drag Pushdowns, keeping your elbows back behind body to keep long head fully shortened. If, however, you are short on time and want one effective, simple exercise that can pull double duty, it's this Dumbbell Overhead / Kickback combo. To perform this move, take two dumbbells and perform the overhead extension while making sure to keep elbows in front your body. Upon completion, lean forward and perform a standard kickback. When performing this combo move, be sure to use lighter weight to be able to perform the kickback. Because we are able to use a heavier weight in the overhead extensions, you will have to perform more reps in that position compared to the kickback - approximately 2: 1 or 3: 1 rep ratio for the extensions to kickbacks. The overhead extension portion of the move provides maximum stretch on the triceps, while the kick back puts the triceps into a fully contracted position. From there we move onto the medial head. The medial head is responsible for stabilizing the elbow while in full extension. Common mistakes here are that most people never fully extend elbow on any triceps exercise and therefore miss out on those last few inches where medial head gets the most activation. Any triceps exercise that extends the elbow, done to full lock out, is going to adequately train the medial head of the triceps. Examples are Pushdowns, Diamond Cutter pushups with full extension, and Thumbs Up Elbow Tucked DB Bench Press. Interestingly and not surprising, powerlifters almost never have under developed medial heads of their triceps because their competitive lifts are judged on full lockout. If they don't hit full lockout, their rep is not counted. As a result, they usually have superb medial head development. If you are looking for a science based step-by-step workout plan that helps you to build muscle by getting the most out of every exercise you do, head to the link below and get the ATHLEAN-X Training System. See how training like an athlete and taking your training more seriously can speed up the gains you get and help you keep them for years to come
Date: 2022-04-22

Comments and reviews: 10


I wanted to thank you Jeff for all your years of work and dedication to bringing science and explanations for all of us that enjoy being fit. I'm 54 now, but in my early teens I began weight training. I was dedicated to it until I got married at 23. Then only when I could make time between working and getting ahead and the wife. Now I'm single and have been dedicating myself again to what I've always enjoyed. Luckily, my career as a plumber has kept me in good shape over the years as it is a physically demanding job. I found your videos and watch all of them. Some multiple times. The have given me more knowledge and motivation. My goal is to be more lean and defined than I ever have. Your videos have given me more defining movements that I really enjoy and I now have more knowledge on nutrition and eating right. I haven't been able to return to the gym yet, but I have enjoyed doing your workouts with no weights. I am recovering from a hip replacement and rotator cuff surgery. I'm anxious to return, but patiently waiting for the all clear. Again, thank you Jeff. I'll be watching!
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Pro tips:
Don't dirty bulk. Dirty bulk will make you gain weight easily (and muscles. But you will gain much more fats. So when you're done with bulking & you wanted to be lean/cut what happen to the accumulated fats in your body? It's gonna stay there. Yes you can shed that off but how hard is it? Sprinting 100m full power (extreme exhaustion) will only burn 10 calories which is equal to a quarter of an Oreo biscuit. To burn calories that's equal to 1 piece of an Oreo biscuit you need to run for 30 minutes without eating at all. But guess what? Before you could even try to push your body to use the fats stored, you will need to exhaust the glycogen storage from the muscles, then from the liver, then only the fats around your waistlines (the visible thing. That being said you can't do that because you will automatically start to crave foods & you eat again- TRUST!

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So true about powerlifting, my husband was a power lifter and almost won state, he was 5 pounds away. When he locks out his arms or legs no one has been able to move him at all it-s so crazy! He still has his huge muscles but not the power lifter chunk anymore - one of his biggest regrets is not taking better care of his knees and back while powerlifting all those years. High school coaches aren-t trained up to par on how to really keep the kids safe (at least here.
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full extension of the elbow would decrease tension on the tricep as you reported earlier in the video, might a better technique be that you work the medial head by pulsing in this last bit or range moving about 15 degrees to keep tension high and reduce potential arthritic changes from the full lock out positioning. This can be completed on any tricep exercise increasing burn by increasing time under tension of the tissue by pulsing.
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Thanks Jeff for all ur videos. seriously helpful. I was a skinny kid all my life now I get asked all the time if I'm a fighter or professional athlete. You are go to for anything exercuse I really appreciate you and ur informative video. Been following you since you started on you tube. I knew you would catch on. Way to go Jessy with your new gains. Couldn't have a better trainer.
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WOW! Thank you so much for this video! I have been wondering what I have doing wrong. My medial head is on point. I seriously thought that maybe because I am a woman that my long head was harder to engage? I'm going to give this a go! I have done dips, rocking push-downs, and db kickbacks, always ends up targeting my medial head. IDK. Hopefully this allows me to engage it better.
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You are miles away the best trainer and you are clear. I have Vshred and I am comparing your training philosophies. Bar nonw, you are the best. You not only tell us what to do, but why we should do it. I sill be returning my VShred and investing in your programs.
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Why whenever I do my Diamond pushups, and activate my chest, I get a nerve pinch in the upper middle of my back (I'm guessing it's a nerve pinch, because that's what it feels like, in reality it feels like a noodle suddenly shifts and that's when I get the pinch)
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I worked out for a decade and my triceps were always bigger then my biceps, I stopped working out and lost 35lbs of muscle from personal shit and after I got back in the gym years later my biceps are growing bigger then my triceps. I don't understand.
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What about developing the lateral head? It's the one topic I don't see in this video, which is a shame because the other two heads of the triceps are covered here so well. What are the best exercises for developing the lateral head fully?
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