Body Tricep Press

Also called bodyweight skull crusher, bar tricep extension and bodyweight tricep extension.

Works

Triceps

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

How to do it

Setup. Position a bar in a rack at chest height.

1. Standing, take a shoulder width grip on the bar and step a yard or two back, feet together and arms extended so that you are leaning on the bar. This will be your starting position.
2. Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering yourself towards the bar.
3. Pause, and then reverse the motion by extending the elbows.
4. Progress from bodyweight by adding chains over your shoulders.

Cues

• Bar at chest height, lean on it.
• Bend the elbows, head under the bar.
• Elbows point down, body straight.
• Press back to straight arms.

Common mistakes

• Hips sagging.
• Elbows flaring.

Where to start

A starting point, not a law. Pick a weight you could lift two or three more times than the top of the range. Tempo is seconds down, pause, up. When every set hits the top of the range, add a little weight.

Go easy, or pick an alternative, if you have a sore elbow. Pain that's sharp or gets worse set to set means stop.

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