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Tricep Exercise Articles: This weeks feature tricep workout & tricep muscle building articles are located on the tricep articles page. We update our tricep workout articles often so check back for updates. Recommended reading
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Tricep InjuryA tricep injury is a serious matter for anyone (not just muscle builders!). A tricep injury is likely to occur when the tricep muscle is placed under pressure it's used to or not prepared for. A tricep injust can also be caused by repetitive movements (like throwing). Bodybuilders will usually get a tricep injury from lifting to heavy or not warming up correctly. We created this page to help prevent tricep injuries for bodybuilders and athletes. We're going to give you some advice about tricep injuries, how you can prevent a serious tricep injury, tricep injury rehabilitation and warming up before your tricep workout. Warming up Before we get into the facts about a tricep injury, let's just outlline a good tricep warmup. Warming up fills your muscles with blood and prepares them for the workout. You're triceps should be fully warmed up before attempting and heavy exercise. Try to wram up for 5-10 minutes using these exercises; bench press with no weight on the bar, push ups, tricep extension (no weight), push ups while leaning against a wall. These light exercises will get your triceps ready for your workout. Types of tricep injury Basically, there are 2 main types of tricep injury. Tricep muscle tear and tricep tendonitis. A tricep tear is an inflamation of the tricep muscle, or in severe cases, the muscle is literally torn away from the bone. You are likely to get this type of tricep injury from lifting heavy weights without warming up. Tricep tenonitis is a repetitive strain injury. You will most likely get this type of tricep injury from repetitive exercises like throwing, hammering or playing tennis.
Those at risk of a tricep injury Those at a greater risk of getting a tricep injury are males over the age of 35 and people involved in weightlifting or repetitive arm sports/jobs. Tricep injury prevention Tricep injury prevention is simple and often ignored by bodybuilders and athletes. As we mentioned earlier, you must warm your triceps up before you attempt any kind of strenuous tricep exercise. Also, before, during and after your workout it is a good idea to stretch your tricep muscles. See our tricep stretch section for some simple stretches. And finally, don't overdo it! Know your limits. What to do if you feel tricep pain Like we've been saying, a tricep injury is serious. If you feel a pain in your tricep muscle while workout out, playing sport or working stop what you are doing and see a sports doctor. A small pain could develop into a permanent tricep injury. So don't try to fix it yourself, seek advice from a professional.
Tricep injury treatment We have listed here some common types of tricep injury treatment. Some severe tricep injuries cannot be cured. Like we're been saying, you should see professional medical advice if you feel you have a serious tricep injury. It's better to be safe than sorry!
Tricep injury rehabilitation It is possible to rehabiliate most tricep injuries. Here are some light rehabilitation exercises to help build the strength back in your triceps. Please note, you shouldn't attempt any of these exercises if you are still feeling pain from your tricpe injury. Also, you should have at least 2 weeks between when the tricep injury occured and your rehabilitation.
If you feel any pain at all while doing any of these exercises, stop immediately and go back to your doctor!
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