"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Skull crusher

thebsharp

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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 :(
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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NYtomb

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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

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

i attribute this to bad form.
 

Create Reality

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

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

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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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.
 
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