11-14-2019, 05:41 PM
I like doing the Mark Rippetoe style skull crusher. I use a CAP "super curl" bar, cost about US $40. The super curl bar is different from an EZ curl bar in that the angles are much steeper, so it becomes similar in function to a tricep bar. CAP also sells a conventional EZ curl bar. Lying on a bench, Rippetoe extends the bent arms far back, so the start of the exercise is like a bent arm pullover. As the upper arm approaches vertical, the elbow is extended as in a conventional skull crusher. He has a youtube video showing this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rh3MHnRI_I
I like the combination of these two exercises. You get the benefit of a skull crusher elbow extension, plus the bent over pullover shoulder extension, so the triceps get hit hard.
I like the combination of these two exercises. You get the benefit of a skull crusher elbow extension, plus the bent over pullover shoulder extension, so the triceps get hit hard.