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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Triceps

Equipment Required

Dumbbells

Experience Level

Intermediate

Force Type

Push

Secondary Muscles

Shoulders

Exercise Description

The incline skullcrusher targets your triceps while reducing stress on your elbows. The angle gives you a better stretch and safer position than flat bench.

How To

1. Set an incline bench to 45 degrees and lie back with dumbbells in each hand 2. Extend arms straight up above your chest, palms facing each other 3. Keep your upper arms still and slowly lower the weights toward your forehead by bending at the elbows 4. Stop when the dumbbells reach ear level, feeling a stretch in your triceps 5. Press the weights back up by extending your elbows to complete the incline skullcrusher

Form Tips

• Keep your upper arms locked in place throughout the entire incline skullcrusher movement • Control the weight down slowly - don't let gravity do the work • Stop at ear level, not your forehead, to keep constant tension on your triceps • Use a full grip on the dumbbells to prevent them from slipping

Common Mistakes

• Moving your upper arms during the incline skullcrusher - this turns it into a pressing movement • Going too heavy too soon and losing control of the weight • Lowering the weight all the way to your forehead, which removes tension from your triceps

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