Arms · Resistance Band
Band Skull Crusher
How to do the band skull crusher, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Anchor a resistance band low behind you and lie back holding the ends with arms extended over your chest. Keeping your upper arms still, bend your elbows to lower your hands toward your forehead, then extend back to the start against the band tension.
- 1Feel your triceps stretch and contract as you bend and extend your elbows
- 2Keep your upper arms still and pointing up throughout
- 3Maintain band tension at the top of the lockout
Common mistakes
- Don't let your elbows flare out wide
- Avoid moving your upper arms to lift the band
- Don't let the band yank your hands toward your face; control the lowering
Muscles worked
The band skull crusher mainly works the triceps.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
Kovo programs the band skull crusher for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More triceps exercises
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- How to do the crossbody tricep extension
- How to do the cable katana tricep extension
- How to do the cable single arm tricep extension
- How to do the kickback
- How to do the lying tricep extension
Last reviewed June 2026.