Ask any new trainer in the gym what he does for triceps, and he’ll invariably point over to the cable machines. Good answer. There’s nothing wrong with using cables. They do provide the triceps with stimulation, which brings blood into the region. The muscle grows and detail is etched into the region. Ask any advanced bodybuilder in the gym how he built those hanging slabs of meat he calls triceps. Chances are, he’ll point to the free weight section. Cables are terrific for working the triceps. But for adding thickness to the upper arms, free weights always have been, and always will remain, the king. When you enter the gym with the desire to look like an advanced bodybuilder, you’re going to have to train like one. The second half of your triceps workout can be ...

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