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MD Training Camp - Dennis Wolf #3 | Pre-Exhausting A Lagging Chest

Written by Team MD
06 July 2017

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MD Training Camp: Dennis Wolf #3

Pre-Exhausting A Lagging Chest

 

 

Triceps Workout to Make ‘em Howl

You’re one of my favorite bodybuilders because of the size you’ve acquired for being so tall! What’s your triceps workout look like?

Thank you very much! This is what I do for triceps. It’s pretty short and simple, but it’s what I found works best for me.

Cable Pushdowns     

1 warm-up set, then 3 x 10-12

French Press (skull-crushers)           

2 x 10

One-arm Cable Pushdowns (reverse grip)

1 x 15, each arm

 

Pre-exhausting a Lagging Chest

Do you think pre-exhausting is a good idea to do for a lagging chest? I’ve heard some people say it’s great because you don’t have to go as heavy on your presses if you do flyes and pec deck first, and you feel the presses more in your pecs instead of your shoulders and triceps. Others say the fact that you can’t use as much weight on your presses makes pre-exhausting a bad idea. Which side do you agree with?

I think it can be a good idea, but you really shouldn’t rely on it all the time. You should make more of an effort to figure out exactly what you need to do to get your pecs to do the work, even if you start with presses. I had a similar problem because my shoulders always wanted to take over. You need to play around with different body positions like rolling your shoulders back and down and pinching your shoulder blades together.

You’ll be better off in the long run using heavier weights on your pressing movements for chest. Some will say a muscle doesn’t know how much it’s lifting and that you can make a lighter weight feel heavy, but that’s only something you should consider if you’re injured and really have to go lighter. Otherwise, work harder on feeling your chest. Don’t be afraid to use lighter weights to learn that, and also don’t be afraid to try machines like the Smith or Hammer Strength. They can definitely be effective if you have a good mind-muscle connection and work hard with decent weights.

 

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