triceps?

[sdsurfmore]

Ted how do you workout your triceps other than hitting two large buckets? I have good size triceps but they got big by surfing which is a pulling motion not a push as in the hitting stroke?? help me please i want to hit i really do

[YodasLuke]

Ted how do you workout your triceps other than hitting two large buckets? I have good size triceps but they got big by surfing which is a pulling motion not a push as in the hitting stroke?? help me please i want to hit i really do

Strength is surely not the issue. Almost anyone has enough strength to do it. Explosive quickness accompanied with the strength is what you need.

If you're going to work out, I'd suggest overall conditioning. Don't focus on a single muscle group as it tends to get the antagonist muscle group, the biceps in this case out of balance.

[12 piece bucket]

Explosive quickness accompanied with the strength is what you need.

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[johngolf33]

Ted how do you workout your triceps other than hitting two large buckets? I have good size triceps but they got big by surfing which is a pulling motion not a push as in the hitting stroke?? help me please i want to hit i really do

Mr. Kelly always said that pushups were a great way to develop triceps.

[Vandal]

Combo exercises are the best option so that you not only work muscles in tandom but you also get a faster workout and quicker to fail. In other words, there is no need to isolate muscles during a workout unless you are a body builder, and even then compound workouts are great as well. For example, pull-downs not only work your shoulders but also your triceps and biceps as well and you get a well-rounded muscle definition. And don't forget to work out the rotator cuff group of shoulder muscles.

[YodasLuke]

More please . . .

Pushups, throwing medicine balls, etc. can be quick, explosive motions. Maxing out on the bench press is a slow motion, requiring maximum strength.

[hue]

Pushups, throwing medicine balls, etc. can be quick, explosive motions. Maxing out on the bench press is a slow motion, requiring maximum strength.

What about boxing training hitting a heavy bag and speed ball?

[psheehan]

This is probably in the wrong place to be posting this but since I didn't start it... I've found the old 'Clapping' pushup to be very helpful for explosive triceps power. Initially, I pretty much just had to 'explode' to get a clap but as time goes on I can actually time the 'explosion' so it more approximates what we might do in a swing... in other words, not from the top but closer to the ball. A trainer re-introduced me to these after I separated my shoulder (slight A/C separation). I'd probably like to hear what Vicki thinks about all this......

[Golfie McG]

Not a hitter but my 2 cents:

I think that most people have sufficient strength to hit. The problem is that moving a golf club with the right tricep (particularly with gravity assisting) presents a very low load to the muscle. When presented with a light load, mostly slow twitch muscle fibers are recruited. To increase the muscle loading, make sure that you are moving the club fast enough on the backswing and ensure that the right tricep decelerates the club. This will increase the loading on the tricep, recuit more fast twitch fibers, and allow you to extend the right arm more explosively.

This sort of recruitment is one possible explanation for the phenomenom of "Tour Tempo"

Golfie

[Yoda]

To increase the muscle loading, make sure that you are moving the club fast enough on the backswing and ensure that the right tricep decelerates the club. This will increase the loading on the tricep, recuit more fast twitch fibers, and allow you to extend the right arm more explosively.

I like this, Golfie. I think it adds a new dimension to the terminology 'resist the Backstroke motion.' Thanks!