[quote]Magnum300 wrote:
when doing close grip bench press it hits triceps
but does this count as a chest or tricep movement?
or both?
same with close grip chin ups
I hear it hits biceps hard
but does it count for back as well?
im currently doing 16 sets in total for chest an back
I wanted to incorporate close grip chin ups for bicep work after back
but would this count as both bicep an back work?
same with chest I put close grip bench press but does this count as a chest movement or tricep?
im really confused
I dont wanna go over 16 sets for chest an back
so not sure if adding these 2 exercises adds more sets to my chest and back
any opinions?[/quote]
What is so magical about 16 sets? Are you getting 4x the benefit as you would with 4 sets?
[quote]jp_dubya wrote:
[quote]Magnum300 wrote:
when doing close grip bench press it hits triceps
but does this count as a chest or tricep movement?
or both?
same with close grip chin ups
I hear it hits biceps hard
but does it count for back as well?
im currently doing 16 sets in total for chest an back
I wanted to incorporate close grip chin ups for bicep work after back
but would this count as both bicep an back work?
same with chest I put close grip bench press but does this count as a chest movement or tricep?
im really confused
I dont wanna go over 16 sets for chest an back
so not sure if adding these 2 exercises adds more sets to my chest and back
any opinions?[/quote]
What is so magical about 16 sets? Are you getting 4x the benefit as you would with 4 sets? [/quote]
nothing magical, it just works for me
I use to do 20 an I didnt really get a huge strength increase
I did 10-12 an i was undertrained, I felt I could do more
and I also didn’t have a huge strength increase
however, with 16 sets for big muscles chest, back, and legs
I have attained better strength gains this way
for someone else they might do less or more
depending on how much volume an how heavy they lift
they might do more or less sets an it will stimulate there muscles
but this 16 set range for big muscles works for me
OP: Don’t you think that your recent strenght increases are more likely due to changes in exercise selection than finding the “perfect number of sets?”
Also, I don’t know why, but the way you start a new line as soon as you get halfway across the page cracks me up. It’s like you’re writing a haiku…
I wanted to train…
did twenty sets of triceps…
it was too much
I dont even remember what the original argument was but i give up lol
[quote]Magnum300 wrote:
when doing close grip bench press it hits triceps
but does this count as a chest or tricep movement?
or both?
same with close grip chin ups
I hear it hits biceps hard
but does it count for back as well?
im currently doing 16 sets in total for chest an back
I wanted to incorporate close grip chin ups for bicep work after back
but would this count as both bicep an back work?
same with chest I put close grip bench press but does this count as a chest movement or tricep?
im really confused
I dont wanna go over 16 sets for chest an back
so not sure if adding these 2 exercises adds more sets to my chest and back
any opinions?[/quote]
looking back, I can’t even believe that was the question: does CGBP count as a tricep or chest exercise or both? and the same with close grip chins, does it count as a biceps movement?
wtf…
Most of you boys know better than to let a thread like this go on for three pages!