Strength · Triceps · Barbell
EZ-Bar Skull Crusher
EZ-Bar Skull Crusher is a strength exercise with a barbell that mainly works the triceps.
How to do it
- Arms straight over the shoulders, angled slightly back
- Bend only at the elbows, the upper arms stay still
- Lower to just behind the forehead
- Straighten the arms and squeeze the triceps
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Warm-up sets are planned from your first work set: the empty bar, then 40, 60 and 80 %.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Triceps
Joints it loads
- Elbow a lot
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of ez-bar skull crusher, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.