EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher
Build massive triceps with the EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher. Using the floor creates a definitive pause that eliminates momentum, ensuring maximum fiber recruitment and a powerful contraction.
The EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher mainly works the triceps, with help from the shoulders. You'll need: ez curl bar.
Required Equipment
EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher Muscles Worked
Primary
Triceps (triceps brachii)
Secondary
Front Shoulder (anterior deltoid)
How to do the EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher
Setup
Lie flat on your back on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat.
Grip an EZ-bar with hands shoulder-width apart using an overhand grip.
Extend your arms straight up, holding the bar directly above your shoulders.
Execution
Lowering Phase: Slowly lower the bar by bending only at your elbows. Keep your upper arms stationary perpendicular to the floor. Lower the bar until your elbows touch the ground.
The Stretch: Pause for 1 second when the triceps are fully stretched in the bottom position.
Pressing Phase: Drive the bar back up to the starting position by extending your elbows. Squeeze your triceps at the top of the movement.
Control: Maintain a slow, controlled tempo throughout the negative phase to maximize muscle hypertrophy.
EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher FAQs
What muscles does the EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher work?
The EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher mainly works the triceps, with help from the shoulders. The main muscles are the triceps brachii.
What equipment do you need for the EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher?
Ez curl bar.
What workout day should the EZ-Bar Floor Skull-Crusher go on?
It belongs on push day in a push/pull/legs routine.
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