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How do u work out and get the horseshoe on ur from tricep muscle .. Please any good routines input

committed's picture

I noticed myself falling behind on the lateral head. I ignored this for a while, remembering Arnold's advice to get massive before worrying about symmetry. I'm still not massive, but I couldn't help myself. I found this:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/6-strategies-to-target-triceps-lateral-h...

The article talks about more than just the lateral head. My new routine:

4 Weighted bar dips (upright shifts load to triceps; don't lean forward, which is a chest dip)
4 Skull crushers
3 Cable pushdowns (overhand; keep elbows in)
3 Overhead DB extension (both arms)

6-12 rep range, but stay closer to 12, on arms/abs day in a 5-day split
Last set of every exercise is a drop set
Subtitutions: close-grip bench for skull crushers, one-arm overhead cable extension for overhead DB extension.

My old routine put triceps at the end of chest day. By this time I would be so tired that I would skip the dips; thus the lagging lateral head. Also I could not go as heavy.

That was just a long ditto to tonytulo, "Volume volume volume"

Also ditto to robb. It's about being lean. I could see a horseshoe when I weighed 147, probably more clearly visible than today, but much smaller.

Vick404's picture

I'll try that routine. Just to mix it up and prevent muscle memory as well .. And on Robb I'm tone just want my horse shoe to grow a lil more .. I was 122 lbs now at 152 and still growing .. Thanks for the input I'll let u know how it goes

robb's picture

The development of all muscles is down to your genetics. However some people don't realise what they got till the bf levels drop. In some it's just hidden away.

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tonytulo's picture

Rope and pressdowns. Volume volume volume. Time under tension , full range of motion squeezing at the positive (aka the bottom of the movement).....and the right nutrition.

K.Bear210's picture

After Chest I do either 3 sets of narrow-er grip bench or board presses for 6-8 reps Or 3 sets of weighted dips.

Then superset 3-4 sets either [cable push downs or dumbell lying french press] with [single arm rope cable cross body extension, or set up 2 bands and do a sort of kick back movement]. Been doing this for about 10 weeks now and the difference in shape is very noticeable, and arms are up .5 inch.

HeyyyArnold's picture

that tricep extension with one arm across the body is a killer finisher .. i just started it myself and I love it, I hold and squeeze for 2 seconds , not much weight is needed either

irongame427's picture

I'm also a big fan of these you really feel it if you do it right.