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Stop treating triceps pushdowns like a compulsory 20-rep burnout. A stable V-bar, controlled eccentrics and heavy sets taken close to failure can make this a serious hypertrophy exercise. Isolation doesn't have to mean light.

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Alpha_1014 days ago

Loaded sets. 8-10 reps. Feel the burn and stretch. Thats it

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Big Runners4 days ago

20 reps is not a very useful rep range for anything but calves, forearms, and rehab. Full stop.

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Lol yeah.

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Dickey Johnson4 days ago

Doesn’t have to mean heavy my triceps respond well to light weight and high reps. People need to stop telling people to stop doing stuff that works

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Awesome, man. Keep growing 👍🏻💪🏻 I agree. The post is about people who 'assume' that every isolation movement has to be high reps low weight.

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Danno4 days ago

Its amazing how much growth you get from just controlling your reps.

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Yup. The majority of the load is borne by the target muscle. However if you let the rep just fly without control then the weight is sort of distributed everywhere. Poor stimulus for the target muscle.

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Gabriel4 days ago

controlled eccentrics are underrated. Most people just let the bar fly up, missing half the stimulus.

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Yeah man. The target muscle should get majority of the stimulus. Not the neighborhood muscle 🤣

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Pritish4 days ago

form check perfect formpolice approved your form

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Haha thanks man 😆

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ARTEMIUS BERSERK⚔️🛡️4 days ago

Keep working, buddy, and never stop

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Yes. Not stopping. It's a lifelong journey 😆

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Ericonet4 days ago

Word my bro. Moderate weight with proper form gets the job done.

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AP Joshua4 days ago

Yes sir 👍🏻😆

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