Many bodybuilders do plenty of isolation exercises in their triceps workouts, but much of their development in this muscle group still comes from pressing exercises. Whenever you do bench presses, inclines, declines, or dips for pectorals, you are also stressing your triceps. And whenever you do any type of overhead presses for deltoids, you are placing intense stress on your triceps muscles as well. Thus , the potential for overtraining is high when it comes to training triceps, because these arm muscles come into play in so many chest and shoulder exercises.

Here are some exercises to help you get huge triceps without overtraining them. You can incorporate these tricep workouts into your exsiting workout or supplement it into a new workout.

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Exercise/Beginner Routine #1	# of Sets	# of Reps
Close-Grip Bench Presses	3 sets	12-6* reps
Pulley Pushdowns	2 sets	8-12 reps

Exercise/Intermediate Routine #1	# of Sets	# of Reps
Triceps Parallel Bar Dips	3-4 sets	12-6* reps
Incline Barbell Triceps Extensions	2-3 sets	8-12 reps

Exercise/Advanced Routine #1	# of Sets	# of Reps
Pullover-and-Presses	4 sets	12-6* reps
Lying Barbell Triceps Extensions	4 sets	8-12 reps
Dumbell Kickbacks	4 sets	8-12 reps

*Exercises marked with an asterick have weights and reps pyramided, the poundage increased and repetitions decreased with each succeeding set.*