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Barbell Incline Triceps Extension Skull Crusher
How to do the barbell incline triceps extension skull crusher, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie back on an incline bench holding a barbell with a narrow grip, arms extended over your shoulders. Keep your upper arms fixed and bend at the elbows to lower the bar toward the top of your head, then extend your elbows to press the bar back up. Move only at the elbow joint.
- 1Feel your triceps stretch and load as you lower the bar
- 2Keep your upper arms locked in place pointing back
- 3Drive through your triceps to extend the elbows
Common mistakes
- Do not let your elbows flare out wide
- Avoid swinging your upper arms to move the weight
- Do not lower the bar onto your forehead with a heavy load out of control
Muscles worked
The barbell incline triceps extension skull crusher mainly works the triceps, with the forearms assisting.
- TricepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- LatsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
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- 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.