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Progressing Everywhere but Triceps
I've been workin' out my arms and chest for a while now, and I've managed to max out my machine for bench pressing, and I've been progressing quite well with regards to my biceps, but I've been stuck on the same weight on my triceps for longer than I can remember!!!!!
It's like they don't want to grow! Which is proposterous, because THEY'LL GROW WHEN I TELL THEM TO GROW! But, really, they're just not growing at all. My triceps are stronger than they used to be (ie. when I first started workin' out), but I have been having trouble progressing to a higher weight. I'm doin' weights for my biceps that are over triple what I started doing but my triceps are, if anything, decreasing! So now I'm getting paranoid that they will shrivel up, and I'll start having trouble pushing the school bully of our tallest building. EDIT: By the way, I do Tricep Pressdowns as my main tricep exercise, as well as bench pressing! 
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03-03-2006, 05:32 AM
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I am not an expert i this but it sounds like the same problem that I had...
Do you do triceps and biceps on the same day? If yes witch one do you do frist? Triceps are an bigger mucle than the biceps so you should be doing them first then you biceps... That is what I am doing and it is working great..
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03-03-2006, 05:42 AM
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03-03-2006, 12:57 PM
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and you can add in ezbar seated overhead extensions and the one were you face away from the rope machine lean forward and press the weight out(cant remember the name of it)
close grips are like benches but with the hands only 6-8 inches apart
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03-03-2006, 01:05 PM
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but thats how far i due i due my benches...no wonder why my pecs never grew so then how far are you supposed to do benches
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03-03-2006, 01:34 PM
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theres no set way. you could do them wide or close. just find out which works best for you. i do them with a medium grip.
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03-03-2006, 04:46 PM
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Even if Pressdowns SUCK, which I'm sure they do, I should still be progressing in that particular exercise! But I've not been able to stack on just ONE more plate and perform an adequate number of reps with good form.
My routine is: Day 1. Biceps ONLY Day 2. Triceps and Chest (All I do are pressdowns, bench presses, and that funny thing with the pec deck on my machine) Day 3. Rest Day 4. Rest Start all over again. I think I'll split my workouts further, with Biceps one day, Triceps the next (pressdowns and db overhead extensions, which are pretty fun), and then the last day my Chest workout. But I'm not sure if I should keep the two day rest period after that routine, or change it to one day rest. Trial and error, I suppose. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
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03-03-2006, 05:30 PM
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hey man, i hope thats not your whole routine or else you will be completely out of porportion. get some lower body and back excersizes in there too!
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03-03-2006, 05:30 PM
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skull crushers are great, and i do standing pushdowns as well. The important thing with close grip bench pressing is keeping your elbows in and keeping a good form.-----just a little add in
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03-03-2006, 09:19 PM
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03-04-2006, 08:34 AM
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03-04-2006, 09:16 AM
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wow man. dont you think you should work out the rest of ur body too? if your gonna workout do everything. you dont wanna look like a clown. do some shoulders, back, legs....everything! search some routines and come up with a better split. good luck!
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03-04-2006, 11:10 AM
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03-04-2006, 03:39 PM
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what a mess. big ups to MM too. squat your life away 
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03-07-2006, 11:59 PM
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.. I have bad knees. Very bad knees, that is. So I can't do any leg exercises.. at least, not any that will make a difference. And I know I'm gonna look like a poorly proportioned clown, but hey.. it might be interesting.. Not! more like humiliating!!!
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03-08-2006, 06:06 AM
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I wish I had a dollar every time I heard that excuse.
Don't bother going in detail explaining how it's not an excuse...it is. That's what knee wraps are for....my knees hurt....and I don't even squat what I consider to be alot....but I wrap them and they don't hurt as bad.
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03-08-2006, 09:10 PM
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Well, maybe I should invest in some of these fabled 'knee wraps'... Although they still probably won't prevent further damage to my knee joints.. I'm assuming they'll just cut down the pain. I'm not interested in reducing pain - weight lifting is all about pain! Or so is my understanding. I just don't want to have my knee caps bulging out of my leg by the time I'm 20.
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03-08-2006, 10:48 PM
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That is a very general and wrong statement. No pain no gain was thrown out the window a looong time ago. The most important thing in the ACTUAL weight lifting is FORM. if the exercise youre doing is making your hurt......something's wrong. just thought I would clear that up. dont take it personal brother...but i hate to see very plain and easy to misunderstand comments about weight lifting like that.
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