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EZ-Bar Skullcrusher
EZ-Bar Skullcrusher is a beginner strength exercise using e-z curl bar. It works the triceps, with help from the forearms.
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- Main muscles
- triceps
- Also works
- forearms
How to do it
- Using a close grip, lift the EZ bar and hold it with your elbows in as you lie on the bench. Your arms should be perpendicular to the floor. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping the upper arms stationary, lower the bar by allowing the elbows to flex. Inhale as you perform this portion of the movement. Pause once the bar is directly above the forehead.
- Lift the bar back to the starting position by extending the elbow and exhaling.
- Repeat.
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Similar exercises
- Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press · e-z curl bar, beginner
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin · e-z curl bar, intermediate
- Lying Triceps Press · e-z curl bar, intermediate
- Band Skull Crusher · bands, beginner
- Bench Dips · body only, beginner
- Body Tricep Press · body only, beginner
- Cable Incline Triceps Extension · cable, beginner
- Cable Lying Triceps Extension · cable, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).