Dumbbell Skullcrusher
Triceps ·Dumbbell ·Beginner
Muscles worked
Triceps
How to do Dumbbell Skullcrusher
- Lie on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand pressed straight overhead with palms facing each other.
- Plant your feet on the floor and pull your shoulder blades back and down into the bench.
- Keep your upper arms locked vertical with elbows pointing straight up at the ceiling.
- Lower the dumbbells slowly toward the sides of your forehead by bending only at the elbows.
- Pause briefly when the dumbbells reach ear level and you feel a deep stretch in the triceps.
- Extend the elbows to drive the dumbbells back up to the starting position and squeeze the triceps.
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