Skull crushers aka lying triceps extensions are a move traditionally performed lying down on a bench or exercise mat with a pair of dumbbells or an ez curl bar just one of many barbells at the gym you hold the weight over your face hence the name skull crusher with elbows pointing up then use your triceps the muscles on the back of your upper arm to straighten your elbow and pull.
Floor dumbbell skull crushers.
Rest for one minute then repeat for four sets.
Just remember to concentrate on your grip you don t want to drop the weights and literally crush your skull.
Do 10 to 12 floor skull crushers followed by 6 traditional bar to forehead skull crushers.
Let your elbow act as a hinge and bring the weights down past the ear lobe.
Laying flat on your back bring the dumb bells up over chest.
Dumbbell skull crushers are typically performed with a weight in each hand although you can also hold one dumbbell in two hands.
You re also able to perform these with different grips which affects how the triceps are recruited.
Then rep out on close grip floor bench presses.
You may not have access to a bench but the floor press takes care of chest training.
To perform the standard version grab a pair of dumbbells and lie face up on a bench with your feet flat on the floor.
Grab your dumbbells or e z bar or barbell then get ready to blast your triceps.
With dumbbells each arm has to work independently.
Floor dumbbell skull crusher lying on your back with dumbbells in each hand you will bring your shoulder blades down and back against the floor engaging yo.