New Video: Triceps training

[Reinaldo Gomes]

I'd never guess such a thing about triceps curls 'till the day I saw this explanation... it always looked like shitty form to me.

Unfortunately, I can't use straight bar for biceps curls. I'd like to, but I just can't. I feel an acute pain on my forearm next to my wrist, which just disappear when using the e-z bar.

[AdamW]

You make the tricep extension seem pretty badass Rip, didn't think that was even possible.

[Jay_TX]

What about close grip bench presses? I tended to favor this as a triceps assistance exercise as it is closer to a regular bench press but I'll give your triceps extensions a try.

When I do the exercise shown in the video, I do close grip presses with the bar after I'm fatigued from the main lift. However... if this is "the 4th power lift" as was said, maybe that's not the thing to do. I guess it depends on your goals. I just really like killing my triceps. I usually do heavy weighted dips prior to this exercise.

[Kirra]

But how do we train to get a bigger biceps peak?

[Clay84]

Because if training both functions gets the muscle stronger, it will be stronger even when only using its distal function

Cheers Rip. And also stef too.

[Mark Rippetoe]

But how do we train to get a bigger biceps peak?

"We" don't.

[The Emancipated Freak]

I didn't make that clear?

Must not have been paying attention. Kept thinking about why you got a degree in geology. I'll watch it again when I've gotten some sleep.

[Reinaldo Gomes]

But how do we train to get a bigger biceps peak?

Maybe being born again with a different genetics...?

[manisstrong]

What kind of rep range would you do on these?

Yes, and that's why it's the only ancillary exercise in the novice program.

Does that mean when one does curls they should finish the movement with the elbows raised as high as is comfortable in order to get the shoulder flexion (which is also a function of the biceps?) into the exercise and make it more like a chin up?

[Mac Ward]

Rip,

You stated in the video that this was for the intermediate level - and spoke of the importance of the BP in that phase. - got it.

When would the complexity (of programming) require this exercise to be introduced? My guess - when the bench is stuck?

Thanks,

Mac