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PREVENT THE SKULL CRUSHER
Know the benefits to combining lying triceps extensions with close-grip bench presses
November 30, 2009
FLEXONLINE.COM
FLEX Senior Science Editor Jim Stoppani, PhD:
Skull crushers, the gym-lingo name for lying tricpes extensions, got its name for a reason. When your triceps fail and the barbell is over your head... you get the picture.
A great way to prevent the lying triceps extension from turning into the skull crusher is to superset lying triceps extensions with close-grip bench presses using the same bar with the same weight. This combines both the high-intensity technique of supersets with pre-exhaust training, as you perform the single-joint lying triceps extensions first, followed by the multijoint close-grip bench presses.
Know the benefits to combining lying triceps extensions with close-grip bench presses
November 30, 2009
FLEXONLINE.COM
FLEX Senior Science Editor Jim Stoppani, PhD:
Skull crushers, the gym-lingo name for lying tricpes extensions, got its name for a reason. When your triceps fail and the barbell is over your head... you get the picture.
A great way to prevent the lying triceps extension from turning into the skull crusher is to superset lying triceps extensions with close-grip bench presses using the same bar with the same weight. This combines both the high-intensity technique of supersets with pre-exhaust training, as you perform the single-joint lying triceps extensions first, followed by the multijoint close-grip bench presses.