20 to 30 reps for triceps?
Last week you wrote, “I choose five exercises from the iron heap and complete five sets of each — you and your sis’ can do four — of enough reps, generally six to 10 and as many as 20 to 30 for triceps or core work.” You recommend 20-30 reps for triceps? I have never heard of high reps for triceps before.
It’s hard to be descriptive and succinct at the same time.
I superset pulley pushdowns with heavier bar or dumbbell movements of variations of curls or tri-extensions. With the pushdowns I go for higher reps as I reposition my body to affect different areas of the tris, and as I provide a minor, yet ample degree of body thrust to force out reps resulting in pump, burn and agreeable overload. Choosing a heavier on weight in pushdowns to lower reps kills my elbows and is not as productive and broadly engaging.
Often, as the reps and body action are rhythmic and flowing, and the resulting pump and burn desirable, and as exhilaration supports my action, I will add a variety of extensions and contractions and nuances of movement that works involved outlying and connected muscle — lats, pecs, upper back, bis and abs and core.
These stretched set sets are my favorite for a grand upper-body workout. I’ll do anywhere four or five sets of 20 to 30+ reps most every session. You have to see the action, of course, to better understand it, and, though it has order and a plan, it’s made up as I go by feel and muscle needs.
Suits me.
Go… Godspeed… Dave
Dave Draper - Dave Draper Posted on July 2nd, 2008 in Weight Training by Dave Draper