EZ-Bar Skullcrusher

An EZ-bar allows more load than dumbbells; lower it towards your forehead or behind your head to stretch the long head.

• Isolation
• Barbell
• Intermediate

How to do it

• Grip at shoulder width on an EZ bar
• Lower towards your forehead or behind your head with your elbows fixed
• Extend without a harsh lockout

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 10–15 reps · 0–2 RIR

Tempo: Lower for 2–3 s under control, extend for 1 s

Common mistakes

• Flaring your elbows outwards
• Moving your shoulders (it becomes a press)
• Hitting your forehead by lowering without control

Muscles worked

Primary

• Triceps

Alternatives

• Skullcrusher / Overhead Extension
• Overhead Cable Triceps Extension
• Close-Grip Bench Press