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EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:

  • SETUP: Lie on a decline bench and take your EZ-bar above chest level in an overhand-grip. You can work with the inner or outer bend of the EZ-bar, whichever is more comfortable.
  • REP: Lower the bar behind your head by bending at the elbow (try to keep your elbows locked in place, don’t let them drift out), then press the weight back up and squeeze the life outta your triceps.
  • TIP: Notice how I don’t begin the rep with the weights above my chest? Instead, I let my arms drift back until the bar is about level with my eyes. You see, when the weight is dead above our chest we receive too much assitance from the chest & shoulders, taking away from the muscle we are actually trying to work. By using this new start position, we force the triceps to be the driving muscle in every rep!

MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:

  • Arms (Triceps)
SKULLCRUSHERS MUSCLES WORKED

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