Skull Crusher
Skull Crusher is a barbell push exercise for the triceps. If you cannot do it, Dumbbell Skull Crusher or Lying Dumbbell Extension are good swaps.
Muscles worked
Triceps · main
How to do it
- Lie on a bench holding the bar with a shoulder-width grip, arms straight above your shoulders.
- Keep your upper arms still and bend only at the elbows.
- Lower the bar towards your forehead or just behind your head.
- Straighten your elbows to return, without flaring them out.
Watch out: Letting your elbows flare wide, which loads the joints instead of the triceps.
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