Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 How long have you been doing the 'tight grip push downs'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 > > How long have you been doing the 'tight grip push downs'? > , I have only been doing those particular exercises for about a week or so....the times before that I was doing the kickbacks, dumbbell extensions and the ever so painful (at least for me) bench dips. Margo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Ditto on the pain bit... however, I love to do dips -- use the assisted dip machine if your gym has one and you need it. If not, start by just doing a controlled lowering. Keep doing that until you've built enough strength to push yourself back up. I always get a good burn. Jen I am at a point where I need a > little advice on getting my triceps in better shape. I am in my third > week and my triceps do not seem to be moving anywhere (but back and > forth LOL!). Margo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 > I am at a point where I need a > little advice on getting my triceps in better shape. I am in my third > week and my triceps do not seem to be moving anywhere (but back and > forth LOL!). My biceps seem to be moving along nicely, even if it is > in small incriments, I can tell the difference. Can anyone suggest > some really great tricep 'tighteners'? Which moves are the best? Margo - I'm right there with you, sister! No matter how hard I work my triceps, I still have severely large " matronly " upper arms. In my photos, you can't tell because my arms are down. When I hold my arms out, they flap in the breeze...I kid you not! Anyhoo..regarding extra exercises for triceps, no matter how hard you work them, the key is lowering your bodyfat...If you're like me, and that's the last place you lose, you may need to get down to under 20% bodyfat to see significant changes. For me, this is the lowest weight I've been at in my ENTIRE adult life (I'm 148 lbs now) so I have NO IDEA what BF % or weight I'll need to be in order to have chiseled, MADONNA arms (or what's-her-face from Terminator 2 arms.) But I'm not stopping until I get there! Obviously, continue to work the triceps, but like Seattlelady put it, " keep in mind that the number-one thing that's going to help your arms is fat loss. Annoying, but true. " Definitely annoying!!!! Hope that helps. Stick with it and you'll reap great rewards!!!! Ann C2W5D5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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