Wesley Vissers has his eyes locked on another Arnold Classic crown. In a recent video (November 10, 2026), he broke down five triceps movements he’s using to bring up his arms ahead of the competition.
“The Dutch Oak” has quickly positioned himself as one of the top names in Classic Physique. He had another strong bodybuilding season in 2026, picking up victories at the Arnold Classic and Detroit Pro. Though he took runner-up behind Mike Sommerfeld at the Arnold UK, Vissers still brought an all-time best package to the Olympia.
Ultimately, he took fourth place, but many fans thought he beat bronze finisher Ramon Dino. Boasting arguably the best conditioning in the division, Vissers aims to separate himself from the pack when he makes his return.
Wesley Vissers’ Top Triceps Moves He’s Using to Win 2027 Arnold Classic
Find his exercises from the video below:
- Skull Crusher – 2 sets for 8-12 reps
- Dumbbell/Cable Kickback
- Close-Grip Bench Press – 3 sets of 8-12 r eps
- JM Press
- One-Arm Pushdown – 3 sets for 12-15 reps
Skull Crusher
Wesley’s number one rule about triceps training is to always include an overhead movement, and he’s recently started favoring skullcrushers.
“The first and most important movement of the triceps exercises is the skullcrusher, or the French press. Why? Because it hits the long head of the triceps; it’s the biggest bang for your buck for arm growth.”
“And you have to put at least one overhead movement in your tricep workouts to make them truly grow”
Dumbbell/Cable Kickback
He emphasized the stretch during dumbbell kickbacks and explained why cables can provide more tension:
“The dumbbell kickback here, the tension should be the hardest, because here is stretched, but it should be the most stimulus, but it’s harder in this portion, the contraction part, which is the part that stimulates muscle growth.”
“It can feel great when you do a lot of reps with it and get a nice pump, but it’s not the best exercise,” he said. “The tension at least won’t disappear at the stretch [with cable kickbacks].”
Close-Grip Bench Press
Next, Vissers moved to the Smith close-grip bench press to target the medial tricep head.
“Now, we’re going to do it in a Smith machine. It’s safer. I usually train alone. If you train alone, you don’t want to be stuck under a barbell with a close-grip bench press because your wrists, shoulders, and triceps won’t be happy. But this one targets mostly the medial head and also the long head, not as much the small head.”
“Focus mostly on the stretch.”
JM Press
He used the JM press with a shoulder-width grip to tax the long head of the triceps.
“It emphasizes the long head a bit more compared to the medial head, and it kind of looks like a skullcrusher, except the Smith machine is a fixed bar path, so it’s a very different sensation.”
“Grip-width about shoulder-width. It’s almost the same, but now you’re letting the bar pretty much drop to your eye level,” shared Wesley Vissers.
One-Arm Pushdown
Lastly, Vissers explained why one-arm pushdowns are still a staple in his routine:
“I like to do this unilaterally, one arm at a time, and really ensure this cable and this arm are parallel to each other. When you go all the way up, you can see the angle here and the angle of the upper arm are equal, but you also need to stretch to maximize but also when you go down, the contraction here is maximized as well.”
Vissers continues to keep training intensity high and believes compound exercises are key to arm progress. Fans look forward to seeing him square off for gold at the 2027 Arnold Classic, set for March 4-7 in Columbus, Ohio.
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