How to Do the Band Skull Crusher

Beginner · Bands · Targets Triceps

Band Skull Crusher demonstration
💪 Triceps🏋️ Bands📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Secure a band to the base of a rack or the bench. Lay on the bench so that the band is lined up with your head.
  2. Take hold of the band, raising your elbows so that the upper arm is perpendicular to the floor. With the elbow flexed, the band should be above your head. This will be your starting position.
  3. Extend through the elbow to straighten your arm, keeping your upper arm in place. Pause at the top of the motion, and return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

The Band Skull Crusher primarily targets your Triceps. You'll need bands.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Band Skull Crusher slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.