Skull Crusher

Lie on a flat bench holding an EZ-bar with arms extended and angled slightly back over the head.

Bend the elbows to lower the bar toward the forehead or just behind the head, then extend back to the start.

• Keep the upper arms angled slightly back
• Elbows roughly shoulder width
• Smooth, controlled tempo

• Letting the elbows drift wide
• Turning it into a pullover
• Using too much load and losing control

• Dumbbell skull crusher
• Incline skull crusher

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