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EZ Bar Skullcrusher Video Guide

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Exercise Instructions

  1. The EZ bar lying tricep extension (AKA skullcrusher) is one of the best tricep building exercises there is. If you get wrist pain doing a regular skullcrusher, you should use the EZ bar. Sit on the end of a flat bench with a barbell on your thighs.
  2. Grip the EZ bar on the inner grips using an overhand grip.
  3. Bring the bar up to your chest and lay down on your back.
  4. Extend your arms straight up above your chest.
  5. Keeping your elbows fixed in place and not pointing out, slowly lower the bar until it is about an inch from your forehead (hence the name skullcrusher!).
  6. Pause, and then slowly extend your arms back to the starting position.
  7. Do not lock your elbows out, and then repeat for desired reps.

​Skullcrusher Tips:

  1. Your elbows should be pointing forward throughout the set - don't let them flare out to the sides.
  2. Also, don't let your elbows come back or forwards during the set, they should stay fixed.
  3. Don't lock your elbows out at the top of the movement as this takes the tension off your triceps.
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ian
Posted Sat, 05/05/2012 - 19:52

I found this exercise excellent for keeping technique compared wit say the french press as you can see what you are doing all the way and it also gave a much better pump after in the triceps

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Salman Mohiuddin
Posted Tue, 07/17/2012 - 04:28

Can straight rod be used instead of EZ Bar.

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Avery Addison
Posted Thu, 09/13/2012 - 17:42

well i just started to get serious about lift weights i need some help like a good upper body workout with out taking like 2hours. my friend and i use to do a good workout like |bench press-3sets,8reps||mix hammer/ regular curls-3sets,5 reps||military press 3sets,10-15reps||push ups 3 sets,10reps|<- heavy weights,short rests :I but it isn't making as much progress. so i need to know a great work out to do and we only got pull up bar,bench press,3 dumbbells,1 ez-bar, and mat for push ups(etcs.) PLEASE HELP

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Michael
Posted Tue, 03/26/2013 - 18:07

That comment bellow urs was meant to b a reply to u

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Michael
Posted Tue, 03/26/2013 - 18:03

U can try doing it with slower movements like count to ther while doin the muscle movement I'll feel more pumped up n shreds the muscle

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