Triceps Pulley Pushdowns
To get strong and larger, would you rather do, four sets of triceps pulley pressdowns with 75 pounds, 10-12 reps, or four sets of the same exercise with 140 pounds of 4-5 reps?
In the pulley pushdowns, I go for the higher reps… and I vary my body position and groove to engage as much triceps as possible… and then I introduce some body thrusting to enable even a few more reps, often the reps approaching 18 to 20 — Sorta multiple stages of performance within the one set.
I appreciate including more upper body action in the goal to overload the tris. Lots of muscle and energy benefit to increased upper body action.
However, I probably wouldn’t select pushdowns as an exercise for getting stronger.
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- Dave Draper Posted on November 11th, 2009 in Bodybuilding, Weight Training by Dave Draper