Slow Negative Skull Crushers
This triceps exercise mainly works your triceps, with help from your forearm and shoulders. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
5-10
How to do Slow Negative Skull Crushers
Start with dumbbells straight up, palms facing each other. Slowly bend elbows, lowering dumbbells to the sides of your head with control. Once down, roll elbows down and push up to starting position. Repeat.
Common mistakes
Bending the wrist. Allowing elbows to flare out. Moving the entire arm instead of just the forearm.
Breathing
Inhale while lowering the dumbbells, exhale during the push up.
Muscles worked
Primary Muscles
Triceps
Secondary Muscles
Forearm, Shoulders
Tertiary Muscles
Traps, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Latissimus Dorsi, Lower Back, Erector Spinae, Lower Body
