Resistance band skull crusher

Muscles worked: Upper arms
Upper arms
🔧 Resistance band 🔄 Also works with cable machine ↕ Push 🎗️ medium band 🔁 reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Lower hands towards forehead by bending elbows, keeping upper arms still. Pause with forearms parallel to the floor, then extend elbows to return to start. Squeeze triceps at the top, avoiding full elbow lock. Repeat with control.

Muscles Worked

Triceps
Secondary: Flexors, Anterior Delts

Tips

Focus on keeping your upper arms stable against your sides throughout the movement to isolate the triceps muscle and prevent momentum. Direct your elbows forward throughout the exercise to ensure proper muscle engagement and avoid shoulder strain. Lower your body with a controlled motion, resisting the pull of gravity to maximize muscle activation and maintain stability. Fully extend your arms at the top of the movement, consciously squeezing your triceps to achieve peak contraction and enhance muscle development.

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