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Triceps · Intermediate

EZ-Bar Skull Crusher

Lying triceps extension using an EZ bar.

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EZ-Bar Skull Crusher demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

Triceps

Equipment

Ez Bar

Sets × reps

3 × 12

Rest

1 min

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Lie on a bench holding the EZ bar above the shoulders.
  2. 02Keep the upper arms angled slightly back and elbows pointing upward.
  3. 03Bend the elbows to lower the bar toward the forehead or just behind the head.
  4. 04Stop before the elbows flare wide or the shoulders move.
  5. 05Extend the elbows to bring the bar back over the shoulders.

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