Coleman, of course, is quick to point out that he knows a thing or two about using pressdowns to build overall triceps mass, with particular attention to packing meat onto the outer triceps.

“I see many people bringing the bar up too high and moving their feet all over the place because they’re going too heavy without proper balance in the stance,” says Coleman. “I use a shoulder-width stance, often putting one foot in front of the other for added support if I’m going really heavy.

“I start with the bar at nipple level, lean into the cable slightly to accentuate the fact that it’s a power movement, and then press my arms down until they almost lock out at the bottom. I keep continuous tension on the triceps at all times and bring the bar only as high as the starting position.

If you let the bar come up too high at the top, you release the pressure and let your triceps off the hook.”

The first triceps exercise of the day, whatever it happens to be, gets spanked with a light warm-up set of 20 reps. “This way, you’re able to concentrate more on how the muscle feels as it’s working through the full range of motion,” says Coleman.

The rest of the workout includes three sets of 12-15 repetitions for a slow and controlled burn. Coleman always pyramids the weight for each triceps exercise in the routine.