Substitute for skull crushers? Bad joints

**bigwillster** · 05-15-2002, 11:00 AM

My elbows hurt like hell when i do skull crushers. I just recently purchased glucosamine to ease the pain but it takes about a month to kick in. Any other exercise i can do that is similar to skull crushers? Thanks for your help.

***Pheedno*** · 05-15-2002, 11:20 AM

I have a bad left elbow. Get yourself a brace and do light weight(150-180-Lb) close grips for about month. That should maintain your tris until the glucosamine kicks in

**bigwillster** · 05-15-2002, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Pheedno
I have a bad left elbow. Get yourself a brace and do light weight(150-180-Lb) close grips for about month. That should maintain your tris until the glucosamine kicks in

Thanks Pheedno.

**BOUNCER** · 05-15-2002, 11:40 AM

Skull crushers AKA Elbow wreakers !!. Forget about them if your experiencing pain and discomfort. Try doing over head cables instead.

bouncer

**bigwillster** · 05-15-2002, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by Bouncer AKA bouncer
Skull crushers AKA Elbow wreakers !!. Forget about them if your experiencing pain and discomfort. Try doing over head cables instead.

bouncer

That's also a good idea Bouncer. Thanks for your input.

**devilscabanaboy19** · 05-15-2002, 07:47 PM

Bump. My freakin' elbows are buggin' me again! They used to hurt way bad then the pain just went away, now it's back. I'm back to wearin' elbow braces and being careful as hell.

**Iwan2bsolid2** · 05-15-2002, 11:21 PM

seated two arm dumbell extentions. standing one arm dumbell extentions. standing overhead cable rope extentions, chair dips.

**BOUNCER** · 05-16-2002, 11:36 AM

Guy's one final word on sore elbows. Please don't do dips while your suffering. If you think logically about it. Your putting a huge amount of weight into two tiny little joints!. Would you swing off your bed room door if it had a dodgy hinge ?.
I have found that a short deca cycle is great for sore joints. Indeed some rugby playing friends of mine use Deca for medicimal purposes only, ie. for sore joints.
Using cables puts your elbows into a more stabilized anf natural range of motion.

**Ermantroudt** · 05-16-2002, 02:24 PM

I like to use Narrow Grip Pressing movements, with 3-5 boards, and Jump Stretch Bands and/or chains. Others we use are: French Press, Pull-Over & Press, JM Press onto a block or the Floor, and Elbows Out Press-Down's.

Hitting some hammer curls twice per week will help stengthen the bicep tendon to take some of the pain away. Moving your grip out on squat day will help and getting some Neoprene Elbow sleeves with an Icy Hot type product will help too.

Ermantroudt