Incline EZ Bar Skull Crusher

GymDaze demonstration

Watch Incline EZ Bar Skull Crusher

Technique

How to perform Incline EZ Bar Skull Crusher

1. Set an incline bench between roughly 45 and 75 degrees and choose either an EZ-bar or a straight barbell.
2. Lie back with your feet planted and hold the bar with an overhand grip slightly narrower than shoulder width.
3. Position the bar above and slightly behind your head with your upper arms angled toward your head.
4. Maintain that upper-arm angle as you bend your elbows and lower the bar behind your head.
5. Stop at a position you can control without moving the upper arms or forcing additional elbow bend.
6. Extend your elbows to return the bar along the same arc while keeping your torso supported.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Triceps Long Head, Triceps Lateral Head, Triceps Medial Head.