Q: The new ebooks are fantastic. I followed Doug Brignole before his death and also you. Really great information. I appreciate that you suggest add-on exercises to the ideal and make the case for which ones are best. One question: My triceps are weak/flat, so should I train them one side at a time [to avoid bi-lateral deficit]? [Read more…]
Small Details for Massive Gains
Q: I read Old Man Young Muscle 2 in one sitting. Amazing information. I’ve paged through the Exercise Guide, too. Great work. I’ll read that in full this weekend. The [new] Positions-of-Flexion stuff in it got my attention, so I’m excited. I did look at the triceps exercises closely because that’s a lagging muscle for me. Do you think the cross-cable pushdowns are better than dumbbell kickbacks for the contracted position? I’m desperate for more arm thickness. [Read more…]
Torched by an Angle: New Triceps Mass
In the Old Man, Young Muscle workout, I followed Doug’s lead and used the dumbbell decline extension as the ideal triceps exercise… [Read more…]
Key Move for Sleeve-Stretching Triceps
Q: I’ve seen the study that showed more triceps growth from overhead extensions [a stretch exercise] compared to pushdowns [contracted-position emphasis]. Do you think it matters whether I do the overheads with a bar, dumbbells, or rope attached to a cable? I want the best version for the most gain. Efficiency of effort. [Read more…]
Ultimate Triceps Mass Workout
Yesterday I explained that Positions-of-Flexion mass training has you use three exercises to train a muscle at three key points for full-range activation.
That trifecta for titanic tri’s is arms perpendicular to the torso (lying extensions), arms overhead (overhead extensions), and arms down next to the torso (pushdowns)… [Read more…]
New Ideal Triceps Mass Move?
In the Old Man, Young Muscle workout, triceps training is centered around dumbbell decline extensions, the ideal exercise… [Read more…]
Best Triceps Mass Move—Or Is It? (New Study)
Lots of posts on social media about the new 2022 study comparing the muscle-growth results of two triceps exercises… [Read more…]
Weeny Exercise for Massive Tri’s?
Q: Everywhere I look, I see that triceps kickbacks are panned as a weeny exercise—except in lady workouts. But it’s the only exercise I really feel squeezing and contracting my triceps. Pushdowns don’t work for me. What’s your take? [Read more…]
Why I Do Some “Terrible” Exercises
I harp on the ideal-exercise factors and try to emphasize the moves that rank a 9 or 10 according to those outlined by Drug-Free Mr. Universe an biomechanics expert Doug Brignole; however… [Read more…]
Ideal Triceps Exercise
A few newsletters ago we discussed the ideal biceps exercise based on Mr. America and Mr. Universe Doug Brignole’s factors grounded in physics and biomechanics. Now let’s look at the ideal triceps exercise… [Read more…]