Sunday, November 20, 2011

Shoulder/Tricep Routine

Okay...Now that we have the supplements listed it's time to focus on what happens at the gym!  Yesterday was my first day back after about a week and a half off so I started by training shoulders and triceps.  For the shoulders I did 5 exercises:

1.) Military Press (5 Sets of 12, 10, 8, 6, 2 reps) The last set was supposed to be a 1 rep. max but I was able to push for 2 with a spotter.
2.) Seated Arnold Press (5 Sets of 12, 10, 10 , 8, 6 reps).  If the great Arnold did it how could they be wrong?
3.) Rear Lateral Raises (5 Sets of 15, 12, 10, 10, 8 reps)
4.) Upright Dumbell Row (4 Sets - 15, 12, 10, 8).  This exercise was supersetted with the rear lateral raises.
5.) Lateral Raises (5 Sets of 12, 10, 10, 8, 6)

After finishing off the shoulders I then turned my focus to triceps.  Most people neglect this muscle group in favour of the bicep.  This was my early thought process too and one of my biggest mistakes.  The triceps are actually the largest muscles on the arm and therefor need lots of attention, even more so than the biceps.  The tricep and the forearm are the key to a big arm.  My tricep routine looked something like the following:

1.) Close Grip Press (5 Sets of 12, 10, 8, 6, max).  Since this is a pressing exercise you're able to go heavy and this is great for building some serious mass.  In order to go a little heavier I like to use the Smith machine.  Just be careful not to sacrifice form for weight.
2.) Seated Dip on Dip Machine (5 Sets of 12, 10, 8, 6, 6).  I love this exercise for defining a nice, meaty tricep.
3.) Overhead Tricep Extensions (5 Sets of 15, 12, 10, 10, 8).  This was done on a universal machine in order to ensure proper form especially after the two heavy exercises beforehand.
4.) Rope Pushdowns - (5 Sets of 15, 12, 12, 10 drop set to failure).  This is a great exercise to finish with as it's geared more towards defining the muscle.



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