Lying Cable Skullcrusher

Lying in front of the low pulley: constant tension on the triceps with no dead spots.

• Isolation
• Cable
• Intermediate

How to do it

• Lying down, low pulley behind your head
• Lower the bar to your forehead by bending your elbow
• Extend squeezing at the top

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 10–15 reps · 0–2 RIR

Tempo: 2 s on the way down, squeeze 1 s at the peak and stay in control, no swinging

Common mistakes

• Moving your elbows
• Losing cable tension

Muscles worked

Primary

• Triceps

Alternatives

• Skullcrusher / Overhead Extension
• Cable Triceps Pushdown