Flat Bench Barbell Skull Crushers
- Holding a preacher curl barbell with an overhand grip, carefully sit on a bench. Slowly lie back and bring the barbell above your head. Make sure that your feet are flat on the floor and your core is braced.
- Keep the upper arms in place as you bend at the elbow and allow the forearms to slowly dip back towards your head.
- Once the barbell reaches the bottom, pause and slowly push the barbell back to the starting position.
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Flat bench barbell skull crushers is a gym work out exercise that targets triceps and also involves abs. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Bosu ball burpees, bent over double arm tricep kickbacks and gymnastic ring dips are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as flat bench barbell skull crushers. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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