Skull crusher

[thebsharp]

Anyone here experience joint pain doing skull crusher with an ezbar? I feel like only my joint area is getting all the workout. Now when I use my dumbell, its a differnt story. It work much better for me.

I bought the ezbar just for skull crusher but I think I'll just stick with dumbell

 

[NYtomb]

i stopped doing them years ago because of similar pain. I am not sure if my form was off or if its just the nature of the exercise. There are so many tricep exercises that finding an effective substitute is painless.

 

[Julian]

I dont do them anymore because they hurt the sh1t out of my elbows.

i attribute this to bad form.

 

[Create Reality]

Dont do them with a bar. Always do them with a Dumbell and dont bend your elbows past 90 degrees.

 

[KS123]

Is this when you're standing? Or the skull crunches?

 

[semag]

How are you doing them??

I had some joint/elbow pain and shoulder pain until I rotated the exercise back a little with some reading I did. In essence, push the bar straight off your chest, and then with your arms straight, move it backwards (toward your head) about 6 inches, so that your arms are at a semi-angle... this is your starting and ending position for each rep. Takes a lot of direct downward pressure off the shoulders and the elbows.

 

[thebsharp]

As far as I could tell, I did them just fine. http://www.muscleandfitness.com/training/exercises/35

Also check this http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=3457496

 

[Criminal Mind]

Hmm, have you talked with a gym instructor about it yet?

I'd go get a psysio to check it out for me. If something is hurting, it's your body's way of telling you something isn't right.