Everyone Is Still Confused About Triceps Training

[0:00]Your triceps will never reach their full potential if you only do these exercises. You see, we used to think that pressdowns, close grip presses, and traditional skull crushers were best for targeting the medial and lateral heads. Those two heads beef up the triceps from the front and the side. And we used to think overhead extensions targeted the long head, which beefs up the back of your arm and hangs down on a front double biceps pose. But this new study found that the overhead extension caused the most growth across all three heads. It caused 1.4 times more muscle growth than the pressdown. Does that mean you should only do overhead extensions? No. Including other exercises like the pressdown and the kickback is still a good idea for getting enough sets in. Plus, exercise variety is important for proportional development. An overhead movement like a cable extension, dumbbell French press or modified skull crusher should still be your number one picks though, and contrary to popular belief, they're not just for the long head.