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post 1678955533 03-14-2023, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted By omnip0tent⏩
Oh idk never been officially diagnosed. I noticed it when putting back/picking heavy dumbbells. Went light and skipped a couple workouts over a couple weeks and it cleared it. Happens every now and again tho. I never have any pain during my pressing movements. But I've also been into lifting for longevity lately which is why i've toned down the "intensity" of my workouts. I still push pretty hard and on certain occasions I will go for a "Heavy" triple or something.
Nice, thanks. I still 'feel' it in inclined db curls - when I 'extend that far', sometimes I get a grinding in my right elbow. It goes away sometimes after a few reps, but yeah. I'm trying to do mobility work as well, more and more as I get older. We do what we gotta do, lol.
post 1678955663 03-14-2023, 01:48 PM
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Dumbell incline press is my favorite.
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post 1678955923 03-14-2023, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted By nettripper⏩
That’s just a tricep exercise


3 plates to 220kg with a tricep exercise natty.
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post 1678956213 03-14-2023, 01:57 PM
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Do you guys do isolation work for triceps?

Sometimes I wonder if after years of a modified westside style template, I should do more 'vanity' exercises. Size from the triceps? And would maybe stretching those out more deliberately, with weight, help with overall health and mobility?

I try to stretch to do the rear hand grasp - I'm nowhere close, and if I use a towel my god, my triceps feel so f'n tight srs.
Originally Posted By TitusVI⏩
Dumbell incline press is my favorite.
I have always done dumbbell incline press - for reps, two sets following flat barbell bench. Feels good, though sometimes more in my shoulders than in my pecs.
post 1678956223 03-14-2023, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted By sothrowedmex⏩
I stick between 60-100's and I'm good. I don't own db's above 100 in my garage gym because too big, too bulky take up too much space.
This. If you're lifting for longevity, there's rarely a reason to go over 100lb dumbbells for anything. If you can easily bang out 100x12 on the flat db press, then learn about pre-exhausting, and/or slow your reps down.

And dumbbell for bench and shoulder press movements. Barbell for rows, deadlifts, and squats.
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post 1678956843 03-14-2023, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Do you guys do isolation work for triceps?

Sometimes I wonder if after years of a modified westside style template, I should do more 'vanity' exercises. Size from the triceps? And would maybe stretching those out more deliberately, with weight, help with overall health and mobility?

I try to stretch to do the rear hand grasp - I'm nowhere close, and if I use a towel my god, my triceps feel so f'n tight srs.




I have always done dumbbell incline press - for reps, two sets following flat barbell bench. Feels good, though sometimes more in my shoulders than in my pecs.
All the time man. I choose moves with high stim to fatigue ratio. like a overhead rope extension, slow n controlled 10-15reps.
Anything targeting the longer head, but always warmup with a pushdown.
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post 1678957183 03-14-2023, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted By piramparam⏩
All the time man. I choose moves with high stim to fatigue ratio. like a overhead rope extension, slow n controlled 10-15reps.
Anything targeting the longer head, but always warmup with a pushdown.
Thanks. I haven't ever specific tricep work, srs.

Maybe something like the first exercise here, as a finisher after my max upper body day?

Yesterday my max upper was:

1. Flat DB bench, 8 total sets including warmups, working up to a 5 rep max.
2. Incline DB bench, 2 sets max reps.

Superset: cable row, face pulls (I don't really feel these in my triceps much?) 3 sets, 10-12 reps

DB shrugs
Incline DB curls.

Happy to add a 'finisher' if that makes sense for my Mondays.
post 1678960433 03-14-2023, 03:09 PM
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Barbell. Agreed with the others saying heavy dumbbells are too difficult and cumbersome to set up compared to barbell.

Also my experience with dumbbells is I get too much chest activation and too little shoulder
post 1678960813 03-14-2023, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted By desslok⏩
The black ones.
Lol yeah I like those too. Atc has silver ones
post 1678962423 03-14-2023, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted By Immichaelski⏩
Lol yeah I like those too. Atc has silver ones
It's these at my Equinox:

post 1678962753 03-14-2023, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
This. But also true about them becoming a pain to set up once the weight is heavy. They need a bench for db press - just like the barbell ones, but they hold dbs instead lol
Ask and you shall receive. Plenty of options out there, but you get the idea.

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My shoulders are too f'd or else I would do DB press much more.
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When I'm not strength focused, I prefer using dumbells. Feels like I get a better chest contraction. With barbell, better tricep work. At least that's how it feels when I do them.

I'm also not a 100+ db bencher, so it's not awkward for me to get into position. If I end up really strong with them one day, it could change.
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Originally Posted By sooby⏩
Yea but I bet he doesn't only train DB. He probably wasn't ready for that kind of weight. The stabilizer strength just wasn't there.
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Originally Posted By lockdev⏩
This. If you're lifting for longevity, there's rarely a reason to go over 100lb dumbbells for anything. If you can easily bang out 100x12 on the flat db press, then learn about pre-exhausting, and/or slow your reps down.

And dumbbell for bench and shoulder press movements. Barbell for rows, deadlifts, and squats.
I tend to agree.. fortunately where I go only has 100lb max db, so I rep those out flat bench.. incline 75 x 8 x 3 every other week
post 1678965903 03-14-2023, 04:46 PM
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dips are even better
post 1678970533 03-14-2023, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted By Gayford⏩
My shoulders are too f'd or else I would do DB press much more.
Honestly I feel the flat bench in my shoulders, and the db bench much more in my pecs.
post 1678976413 03-14-2023, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Do you guys do isolation work for triceps?

Sometimes I wonder if after years of a modified westside style template, I should do more 'vanity' exercises. Size from the triceps? And would maybe stretching those out more deliberately, with weight, help with overall health and mobility?

I try to stretch to do the rear hand grasp - I'm nowhere close, and if I use a towel my god, my triceps feel so f'n tight srs.




I have always done dumbbell incline press - for reps, two sets following flat barbell bench. Feels good, though sometimes more in my shoulders than in my pecs.
Yeah I do a bit of isolation work for triceps but I find that the incidental tricep work from flat and incline press is more than sufficient for proportionate tricep development compared to chest.
Originally Posted By lockdev⏩
This. If you're lifting for longevity, there's rarely a reason to go over 100lb dumbbells for anything. If you can easily bang out 100x12 on the flat db press, then learn about pre-exhausting, and/or slow your reps down.

And dumbbell for bench and shoulder press movements. Barbell for rows, deadlifts, and squats.
My gym's dumbbells max out at 110 lbs so I've just been progressing in reps. Once you're properly repping dumbbells between 100s and 120s (which mainly means breaking parallel on the eccentric) then for longevity it makes sense to progress mainly in reps, slowing down the eccentrics etc than aggressively increasing weight as that just beats up your joints.
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