Arm positioning: Your arms are overhead in the French press exercise, whereas your arms are extended forward, parallel to the floor, in a skull crusher.; Grip style: A French press can be performed with a barbell, dumbbells, or an EZ curl bar, but most often, a skull crusher is performed with an EZ curl bar.; Elbow alignment: The angle for French press is slightly more vertical compared to ...

Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd lifts", which followed the same three-attempt ...