The Claim
In young, untrained men, triceps brachii lateral head hypertrophy is significantly greater when training with multi-joint exercises (e.g., bench press) compared to single-joint exercises (e.g., lying triceps press), with increases of 7.0–7.2% versus 0.6%, due to greater mechanical tension during compound movements.
What the research says
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If you're a young guy who hasn't trained much before, doing exercises like the bench press will make the back part of your triceps grow way more than just doing arm-only exercises like lying triceps extensions.
See the scientific wording
In young, untrained men, triceps brachii lateral head hypertrophy is significantly greater when trained with multi-joint exercises (e.g., bench press) compared to single-joint exercises (e.g., lying triceps press), with increases of 7.0–7.2% versus 0.6%, due to greater mechanical tension during compound movements.
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