anyones elbows kick your ass while doing skull crushers

[Test Fuel]

I also find my elbows hurt with skull crushers,, but only when I go very heavy,, But it is a very good masser and I think it is an indispensable excersize

 

[ROIDRANGER]

try doing them much slower,
sounds like your tendons are much weaker than your muscles and thats where all the pressure is going---doing them slower will strengthen up your tendons and might take away that sharp pain.....this is what has helped me.....

 

[ThickLEE]

Crush a asprin up and rub DMSO and the asprin on your elbow 30 min before chest and tricep workout.

A powerlifter at my gym told me that trick and it works like a mofo.

 

[da big thinker]

I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM...THE WINNY REALLY BEATS UP THE JOINTS...NO DOUBT.WHILE I WAS USING WINNY,I STARTED SUPPLEMENTING W/ GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE...AT ABOUT 1500 TO 2000 MGS OF THE COMBINED SUBSTANCES.THIS REALLY HELPED MY JOINTS RECUP AFTER MY WORKOUTS.HAD NO PROBS W/ SKULLCRUSHERS.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

Try doing them on a decline bench. You will find that you get a better stretch and it seems to take the focus off of the joint.

 

[ajc]

Give the old skull crushers one more try...for AJC

I avoided skull crushers like the plague because of my elbows (and lack of a pump when I did them) till someone told me these things. My triceps have grown tremendously since then.

1. Warm your elbows up with 2-3 sets of 20-25 reps with a 10lb plate on each side. This won't give you much of a pump if any at all, but it really warms the elbows up.

2. Even after the warmup sets I have to limit my range of motion, meaning I am careful of how far I let the bar come down. If you let it come down too far, it stresses the tendons in the elbow, thus causing pain. As you get used to doing these, you will notice that you'll be able to let the bar come down further (without pain) over time.

3. Like Roidranger said above, take it slow. Be sure to fight the weight on the way down on each and every rep. Not only is the negative part of the rep a very important stimulus for growth, but controlling the weight on the way down will further help keep you from experiencing elbow problems.

 

[liftsiron]

The asprin DMSO works great relief in 10 minutes, I had to switch to dumbells for a variation of skull crushers.

 

[ROAD DOG]

I know what you mean about the skull crushers,ever since I started cycling I can feel and hear my elbows making a nasty grinding sound.I only do them about every third or fourth tri workout.

 

[badgermilk]

My right elbow bothers me when I do skull crushers, because that is my throwing arm! I was a pitcher and I throw with my right, so I started getting tendonitis in it. The skull crushers are the only exercise that bothers me, it also might have to do with amount of weight I use doing the skull crushers. I almost always go up to 135lbs on the eze curl bar....but doing 150lbs on pushdowns does not bother my right elbow at all.

my 2 cents..