So how do you guys get into position for your skullcrushers when you don't have a spotter,?
Right now, I've been using the opposite end of the bench to the rack, so that I gotta do like crunches to put take the barbell off and put it back on, but I'm wondering if this will end up hurting my lowerback in the long run....
Thakns in advance....
Posted by: Premo55
Clean the bar up to shoulder level, that's what I do.
Peace.
Posted by: P-funk
clean the bar or have someone lift it and hand it to me.
Posted by: Alaric
Do you clean the bar while you're lyring down, or beforehand when you're still standing up?
Posted by: P-funk
how can you do a clean while lying down????? Now that would be impresive...lol
I clean the bar when I am standing. get it to my shoulders then step bakc and lie down on the bench.
Posted by: BabsieGirl
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Originally posted by P-funk
how can you do a clean while lying down????? Now that would be impresive...lol
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I clean the bar when I am standing. get it to my shoulders then step bakc and lie down on the bench.
This is exactly what I do.
Question: Why would ya need a spotter for these?
Posted by: P-funk
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Originally posted by BabsieGirl
This is exactly what I do.
Question: Why would ya need a spotter for these?
I have a spotter when I am going heavy.......They are called skull cruehers for a reason!!! . Plus I usually do mine with an olympic bar and cleaning 135lbs (which isn't the hard part) and trying to lie down with the olympic bar can get kind of tricky.
Posted by: BabsieGirl
Oh...I c.....never saw anyone use the olympic bar...
I use this funky looking bar.....looks like a rectangle with grips on the inside. I slip plates on the end and hit it!
Posted by: P-funk
I use the curl bar sometimes too. I usually find myself using the olympic bar more often though. I feel like becasue it is straight I can't cheat my elbows out as much otherwise my wrists will really feel it.........it keeps me a little more honest
Posted by: BabsieGirl
gotcha!
As I'm picturing this in my head............do you have balancing issues while using the olympic bar?
Posted by: DeadBolt
What about the seat for the preacher curls? I've seen people use it by me. They just put a bench in front of it then load the EZ curl bar up. (bar on the 2 rest prongs) Once they lay down the bar is rite by their head and all they have to do is lift it up. I just use dumbells, but then I guess it gets kinda hard to use em when they get heavy.
Posted by: P-funk
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Originally posted by BabsieGirl
gotcha!
As I'm picturing this in my head............do you have balancing issues while using the olympic bar?
No, I have no problems balancing weight at all. the only problem is trying to lie down with 135lbs in my hands. That is not a small amount of weight to be lying back with and I am not aobut to have it come down on me or hurt my spine.
Posted by: BabsieGirl
No....no small weight.
That's exactly what I bench!
Posted by: Monolith
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Originally posted by BabsieGirl
That's exactly what I bench!
Posted by: CowPimp
I thought I was the only one who did skull crushers with an olympic bar. It's the only bar I have, and I just started, but I've never heard of anyone doing it that way. It seems to work for me so far though...
. Plus I usually do mine with an olympic bar and cleaning 135lbs (which isn't the hard part) and trying to lie down with the olympic bar can get kind of tricky.
