How NOT to Get Big Triceps (SKULLCRUSHERS)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Lawrence
Love your vids they have helped me tremendously, however, couldn't disagree more on this one. With many movements we are sometimes looking to put the most strain at a certain point in the movement, the best example I can use is the curl. When standing the curl places the most load at the 90 degree point in the movement. When doing preachers, the most load is at the bottom. When doing hanging inverted curling to the top of your head, the load is most great at the highest point of contraction. These different load positions are used by the best B-builders to strain the muscle at different points in the movement to sculpt and train it. The scull-crusher is the same. I disagree with this video only because you are saying the 90 degree angle is wrong--when in actuality it is not wrong, it is simply placing the most load on the triceps at the stretched position as opposed to the flexed position. Your way reverses this and puts the most load at the flexed position. Your way also reduces range of motion considerably. I do think both are very good depending on what you want to achieve but you saying the 90 degree position is wrong is not correct in my view. If I am missing something please inform me--thanks again for all your great vids.
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Love your vids they have helped me tremendously, however, couldn't disagree more on this one. With many movements we are sometimes looking to put the most strain at a certain point in the movement, the best example I can use is the curl. When standing the curl places the most load at the 90 degree point in the movement. When doing preachers, the most load is at the bottom. When doing hanging inverted curling to the top of your head, the load is most great at the highest point of contraction. These different load positions are used by the best B-builders to strain the muscle at different points in the movement to sculpt and train it. The scull-crusher is the same. I disagree with this video only because you are saying the 90 degree angle is wrong--when in actuality it is not wrong, it is simply placing the most load on the triceps at the stretched position as opposed to the flexed position. Your way reverses this and puts the most load at the flexed position. Your way also reduces range of motion considerably. I do think both are very good depending on what you want to achieve but you saying the 90 degree position is wrong is not correct in my view. If I am missing something please inform me--thanks again for all your great vids.
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Yuppi
I have some unbalance in the back and shoulders and I guess as a result I can barely feel any contraction in the left tricep while doing this stretched/angled skullcrusher, even with the elbows tight to -sides-, However something like JM press allows me to actually feel the left tricep too. I think it's something to do with how the left shoulder doesn't quite go neatly under the body and stay -down- despite the best attempts, and the front delt on the left side is too high relative to pec when lying down. It's more like the lat and the trap are doing the work, despite the left tricep being bigger than the right one. Kinda mixed signals.
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I have some unbalance in the back and shoulders and I guess as a result I can barely feel any contraction in the left tricep while doing this stretched/angled skullcrusher, even with the elbows tight to -sides-, However something like JM press allows me to actually feel the left tricep too. I think it's something to do with how the left shoulder doesn't quite go neatly under the body and stay -down- despite the best attempts, and the front delt on the left side is too high relative to pec when lying down. It's more like the lat and the trap are doing the work, despite the left tricep being bigger than the right one. Kinda mixed signals.
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Ann
Heh, cute sense of humor. :) Good video, I'll give this a try; in all of my years of training I've seen everyone, including high-level bodybuilders and the like, doing this movement -like a dick, - so your insight was very interesting to me. I've been doing skullcrushers standing up lately, but I'll go back to the supine position and try them the way you outline.
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Heh, cute sense of humor. :) Good video, I'll give this a try; in all of my years of training I've seen everyone, including high-level bodybuilders and the like, doing this movement -like a dick, - so your insight was very interesting to me. I've been doing skullcrushers standing up lately, but I'll go back to the supine position and try them the way you outline.
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TheCoracle
Doing heavy free weight skull crushers hurts my elbows pretty bad. I-ve switched to doing cable skull crushers and the pain is almost non existent. Could you do a video explaining how to do them properly, or are they even a worthy replacement at all?
Thanks
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Doing heavy free weight skull crushers hurts my elbows pretty bad. I-ve switched to doing cable skull crushers and the pain is almost non existent. Could you do a video explaining how to do them properly, or are they even a worthy replacement at all?
Thanks
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Marco
I do the SkullCrashers of the 1st pic because i feel more tension on my triceps. I feel like its giving me more mass for my triceps than cuts.
I don't do the second pic of triceps because I feel it's hitting most of my Lats than Triceos
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I do the SkullCrashers of the 1st pic because i feel more tension on my triceps. I feel like its giving me more mass for my triceps than cuts.
I don't do the second pic of triceps because I feel it's hitting most of my Lats than Triceos
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GoatsEatChili
I-m glad I was doing it right naturally. I didn-t like that I wasn-t getting full extension but I-m just learning a lot of workouts so I wasn-t sure if that was right to hold it up at an angle. Glad to know I-m learning naturally!
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I-m glad I was doing it right naturally. I didn-t like that I wasn-t getting full extension but I-m just learning a lot of workouts so I wasn-t sure if that was right to hold it up at an angle. Glad to know I-m learning naturally!
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dcappucino
He-s 100% right the second way hurts like a b%-$# but you-re really targeting the tricep muscle group. HIGHLY recommend lowering the weight of the weights if you cant achieve a solid set of 10 with proper form and elbows in
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He-s 100% right the second way hurts like a b%-$# but you-re really targeting the tricep muscle group. HIGHLY recommend lowering the weight of the weights if you cant achieve a solid set of 10 with proper form and elbows in
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pikpik
my gym's instructor tell me to do the -dick- one, i used to did what jeff said is right but he came to me and tell me that way is wrong, it's hard for beginner like me to deny what expert(my gym's instructor) is teaching tho
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my gym's instructor tell me to do the -dick- one, i used to did what jeff said is right but he came to me and tell me that way is wrong, it's hard for beginner like me to deny what expert(my gym's instructor) is teaching tho
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The
Apparently Gravity transformation says going past the head is wrong. does that mean he's a dick. I think I'll take your advise. better body better science. Will link the video below. I suppose you do have 12m to his 4m
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Apparently Gravity transformation says going past the head is wrong. does that mean he's a dick. I think I'll take your advise. better body better science. Will link the video below. I suppose you do have 12m to his 4m
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Ankit
But when two forces are parallel, it gives maximum workdone isnt it?
W = F-D-cos(theta) so theta = 180 hence, W is max
If so, bench press, shoulder press all involved, 180 degree between force
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But when two forces are parallel, it gives maximum workdone isnt it?
W = F-D-cos(theta) so theta = 180 hence, W is max
If so, bench press, shoulder press all involved, 180 degree between force
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