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i saw rips picture of his triceps, and the long head on his tricep is longer than mine :mad: how do you acheive that, by having lower body fat? i always notice tri-athalon ( hopefully thats right ) athletes are always so lean. does it take lots and lots of intense cardio to acheive that super lean look (getting past that stuck point of losing that hardest body fat at the end) or can i get that way by sticking with moderate cardio? ive started incorporating tri extensions in my workout, so.
 
actually i went in front of my mirror, and posed the same way he did, and it made my tricep head longer than i thought it was, but still not as good looking as his, just need to lower my body fat % a little more :cool: my guess im probably at 15-16% bf.
 
My triceps are there, you can feel them, but they arent RIPPED... Im 15, and I am not looking for no diet... So should I just stick to my training and cautious eating?
 
Everyone's tricep length is different. But, the key is isolating those puppies! Do kickbacks and skull crushers to do this. Or if you have access to machines, use a pull-down bar to do tricep extensions (as you mentioned you are doing). Don't forget to do dips and close-grip bench press too. The key to hitting triceps with all of these exercises is keeping your elbows in close to your body. I don't have to tell you how easy it is to cheat doing extensions... Don't cheat yourself, if you need to, lower the weight and work on perfect form.

Many people blast their biceps and let the tricep build with bench alone... This is a mistake. The tricep is considerably larger than the bicep and will give your arm a bigger look than the bicep ever could!

Low body fat helps alot. I am around 12% right now and the definition is nice. Also, I haven't weight lifted in nearly a year! I can't wait to see how these babies balloon out with some serious weight work!

Good luck with your routine.

BTW - thanks for the compliments bro!

-Rip
 
lying with back on bench or floor.
hold barbel over head (like in beginning benchpress position), exept a little closer grip.
Keeping your upper arms straight up, lower your forearms down towards your ..well .. 'skull' ... when your elbow is about 90degress and forearm is parallel to the floor AND barbell close to your 'skull' (giving its name, skull crusher), bring it back to the starting position (this being the contraction).

just make sure you use the proper amount of weight, and dont lower your forearms too fast or you will put the nickname of the exercise into action.

make sure you keep your upper arms very still, and straight up.
 
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