Differences in training biceps and triceps

[cgcgraded]

Really been trying to improve my arms lately. I've been doing high volume AND high frequency for both. My biceps have responding amazingly, my triceps did for a short time but now I feel like they are flattening out and I'm losing strength. I'm thinking of reducing the frequency and volume and training them heavier and less frequent. Anyone else forced train their biceps and triceps with different philosophies or notice that they respond differently?

[GUNZ]

Really been trying to improve my arms lately. I've been doing high volume AND high frequency for both. My biceps have responding amazingly, my triceps did for a short time but now I feel like they are flattening out and I'm losing strength. I'm thinking of reducing the frequency and volume and training them heavier and less frequent. Anyone else forced train their biceps and triceps with different philosophies or notice that they respond differently?

Yes its good to rotate how you train them and actually see what works for you! Some repond better to high volume and some to low volume. The tricep is a bigger muscle then bicep and I like to train it with a mix of heavy low volume on 2 movements then blow out reps on another 1-2 movements.

[rainman]

I have been training triceps more as a bench accessory for the past 6 months or so, rather than as an isolation style of workout. I'll either do decline presses or close grip benching and also floor presses on the Smith machine. Typically in the 12, 10 and 5-8 rep range pyramiding the weight up over 5 sets. I may also do skull crushers or something like that, but also heavy in the same rep range.
My biceps respond better to isolation exercises, so I do seated DB hammer curls and BB curls with the Arm Blaster. 3 sets only and I drop set the last one. To be honest, when you factor in chin ups, rows etc, I don't really need to do much for biceps.

[KettleBellFreak]

I've been following arnold's principle of always super setting bicep and tricep movents to get the biggest pump and most blood on the upper arm; the same way he said training chest and back on the same day made torso gains because there's more blood in all the muscles that method is great after your arm stuff, you should never forget heavy barbell/db curlls. Triceps should get hit hard in your high rep presses

[Jay Nera]

until recently, I've never really trained arms directly but still been able to get unpumped 19 inch arms with only pressing movements and pull ups primarily.

I think compound movements allow one to handle more weight.

Side note… guys who have massive arms like GUNZ take a lot of time to hit arms directly. he does a lot of behind the neck extensions which get a full stretch under tension. I recently started doing skull crushers and gained half an inch in the last year..without going heavy…never go heavier than a plate a side because i want to keep my elbows feeling nice… i just aim for 20-25 reps all controlled..I find that chasing that pump has helped a lot because just pressing has probably reached its limits on growth. i.e….bench press specialists do a lot of flys.

[Cellardweller]

controlled

Word of the day. If you aren't useing good form then you're most likely useing some other muscles or body weight to get momentum. Rocking at your hips or bouncing at your knees don't build up big bicepts. Maybe the last 2 reps on a heavy set but that's it.

Someone posted this up once before. I like to do the walking drop sets as a finisher to my tri's once in awhile. If you're into pain, then this is for you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3AbFlyLYOA

I've done this with a low pulley for bicepts too.

[Pale Rider]

heavy close grip board pressing then dips and skull crushers are my favorite tricep exercises