Are Tricep Pushdowns as Effective as Skull Crushers?

the_general64 · 04-13-2006, 08:30 PM

i usually do 4 sets of close grip bench presses followed by 4 sets of skull crushers. bur the skull crushers tear up my elbows and i always end uo throwing them out. can i sustitute the crushers w/ pushdowns or is there another excercise i could do instead of the crushers...

mike456 · 04-13-2006, 08:50 PM

pushdowns are good

fufu · 04-13-2006, 09:16 PM

pushdowns would be a good substitute IMO. Single handed db extentions are ok too. Or dips?

maxpro2 · 04-13-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by the_general64

i usually do 4 sets of close grip bench presses followed by 4 sets of skull crushers. bur the skull crushers tear up my elbows and i always end uo throwing them out. can i sustitute the crushers w/ pushdowns or is there another excercise i could do instead of the crushers...

If you are not doing dips, get on that shit immediately!

I overhead tricep extensions are good too; not as good as dips though.

Tough Old Man · 04-13-2006, 09:48 PM

I could build triceps jacking off as good as doing tricep pushdowns. NO to your ?

AKIRA · 04-15-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by the_general64

i usually do 4 sets of close grip bench presses followed by 4 sets of skull crushers. bur the skull crushers tear up my elbows and i always end uo throwing them out. can i sustitute the crushers w/ pushdowns or is there another excercise i could do instead of the crushers...

Pushdowns on a rope, straight bar, angled bar. Or you can take the straight bar and turn your hands upside down to a supinated grip and make a pushdown into a kind of pull down.

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