>tried them twice now>got a minor injury each time (now right armpit)fuck this gay exercise
>>74109662You're supposed to touch the bench
When I go heavy this shit hurts my elbows
>>74109662You're supposed to touch the floor
>>74109662You're supposed to touch the ceiling
You're supposed to touch yourself
>>74109662try lighter weights?
>>74109662try doing the exercise without any weights first
calisthenicbros dont have this problem
>>74109662use dumbells
>>74109662You're supposed to touch faith
touch grass
>>74109662Yeah they're called skullcrushers, not armpit crushers. Do them right >>74109666
>>74111812>Yeah they're called skullcrushers, not armpit crushers. Do them rightonly right way to do them is with one db and moving hand to the side, from ur face to the side, only way to "isolate" lateral head of trike also regular skullcrushers are yet another way to mush soft tissue in shoulders into pulp in addition to wrecking elbow (most probably because only long head is pulling on tendon alone in regular skullcrushers)>Do them right - touch benchit's not an pullover - yet another retarded movement
>>74111978>only right way to do them is with one db and moving hand to the side, from ur face to the side, only way to "isolate" lateral head of trike alsou can lie on side and support urself with elbow to do them heil hitlers or with elbow of supporting arm on ur knee while u're standing
reddit thread, everyone but me should kill themselves
>>74109662laying kickbacks is way better than this shit
>>74109662Try switching over to dumbells instead. Doing it with the EZ bar never felt right, felt like my elbows were gonna explode. Switching to dumbells made me realize what skullcrushers were supposed to feel like
>>74109662How many reps are you trying to do per set?
>>74109662You're supposed to touch cloth
>>74109662Just do a cable pushdownBut if you Really want to do this gay ass exercises, make sure its light weight.Skull crushers are a one way ticket to elbow rape city
>>74109662Skull crushers suck. Switch to the lying french press.
>>74109662stop doing meme exercises you fucking moronsdo pic related instead but drop the handle and just grab the cable by that little shit at the end and keep a neutral grip on it and make sure your elbow is alligned with your wrist and shoulderand fucking learn movement patterns and how muscles work, not fucking exercisesLEARN THE MOVEMENT, NOT THE EXERCISE
>>74111978Bot schizo post body
>>74109662You did too much of a pullover movement with weight you couldn't handle. You can ditch skullcrushers but you want to keep that area healthy. Start doing light dumbbell pullovers for high reps. I do 15lbs for 50 reps as part of my pressing day warm ups twice a week and then finish those days with heavier pullovers for sets of 10. My shoulders have never felt better.
>>74112865name
Try not to ego lift retard, start with low weight
>>74111978>it's not an pullover - yet another retarded movementWay to negate everything you just said
>>74111812>they're called skullcrushers, not armpit crusherslol, imagine if they were called armpit crushers.I guess that's what football players are doing when they run into those dummies.But if you were trying to adapt an curl bar skullcrusher into an armpit crusher, you could lay on one side, and hold the bar in the center with one hand.When the bar is at the top, drop it so it falls into the armpit and crushes it.
>>74112864I do this and call it a skull crusher, I never understood why you wouldn't go behind your head for more ROM and less stress on your elbow.
>>74109662These always hurt my elbows. I don't know if it's because I have lots of fat on the back of my upper arms but I rarely see any definition there so I can never tell if I'm actually getting gains there.
>>74109662>elbow crushersgot me good
tricep extensions behind the head >>> skull memers not warming up your elbows is retarded toolearn 2 lift
weighted dips is a superior exercise plus the benefit of looking like a badass unlike being a faggot and fitness roleplay lying down
