If you want to fully develop a muscle, you must train it from all angles with a variety of set and rep schemes, incorporating both multi-joint and single-joint movements. You already know this—so why aren’t you applying it to your triceps training? Think about it. You probably perform a range of exercises for your triceps—heavy…

For years we’ve been told to avoid behind-the-neck pulldowns and pull-ups. They place tremendous stress on the shoulders when lifting a heavy load with the humeri abducted and in a position of maximum external rotation. It’s a problem waiting to happen. Furthermore, it’s not a natural movement. We’re not really meant to pull things behind…