One move
Skull Crushers
How to read ahead. Do to go one move at a time.
Lie on your back holding dumbbells or one dumbbell above your chest, bend the elbows to lower the weight toward your forehead, then extend. Long-head triceps focus.
Option. Do them on the floor. Keep upper arms still — only the forearms move. Start light.
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Lie on a bench or the floor holding dumbbells (or one dumbbell) above your chest with arms extended.
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Keep upper arms locked in place, pointing toward the ceiling.
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Bend only at the elbows to lower the weight slowly toward your forehead or just behind it.
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Stop when you feel a stretch in the triceps, then extend the arms back to the start.
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Keep the elbows from flaring wide and the upper arms stationary.
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Exhale as you extend, inhale as you lower.