Demo & instructions
Skull Crusher
Also known as: Lying Triceps Extension, EZ-Bar Skull Crusher, Lying French Press
Instructions
Lying on a bench, you bend only your elbows to lower a bar or dumbbells toward your forehead, then straighten your arms again. It trains the triceps through a long range with a modest weight.
- Movement
- Elbow extension
- Type
- Isolation
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 8–20 reps
Setup
- 1Sit on the end of a flat bench holding the bar or dumbbells against your thighs.
- 2Lie back and press the weight up over your chest with your hands about shoulder-width apart.
- 3Tilt your arms slightly back toward your head so they are just past vertical.
- 4Plant your feet and keep your upper arms still from here on.
Execution
- 1Bend your elbows and lower the weight slowly toward your forehead or just behind the top of your head.
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
