Exercise Comparison
Band Skull Crusher vs Body Tricep Press
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Instructions
Band Skull Crusher
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.
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.
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.
Body Tricep Press
Position a bar in a rack at chest height.
Standing, take a shoulder width grip on the bar and step a yard or two back, feet together and arms extended so that you are leaning on the bar. This will be your starting position.
Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering yourself towards the bar.
Pause, and then reverse the motion by extending the elbows.
Progress from bodyweight by adding chains over your shoulders.
Verdict
Both exercises target the triceps. Band Skull Crusher is a beginner exercise using bands, while Body Tricep Press is beginner and uses bodyweight. Choose Band Skull Crusher if you have access to bands, or Body Tricep Press if you prefer bodyweight.