How to Do SKULLCRUSHERS for BIG Triceps | Targeting The Muscle Series
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
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Dr. Mike's marriage is some goals. Dude is living proof that you can absolutely be yourself 100% and be loved for it, cause that dude ain't pretending to be anything for anyone lmao
Always keep it real!
100%
Thank you so much. I will say, I do try to be kinder and more considerate than I sometimes feel like, especially on contest prep. I think that really pays off over the long term. Also, xtal is cool as fuck, so the shit is easy! - Dr. Mike
nah he was pretending to be a dick and a bad boy when he first met his wife. I was there
Aw thanks honey
"One more rep honey" 😢😭
Dude.. the "elbows to hips" tip is amazing. Thank you so much Dr. Mike!
That last-minute advice for us to go outside to do would be less wild if it wasn't also 3:20 am here and raining outside in a city with questionable crime rates. 😂
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Sounds like you need to get bigger.
Liked for not just the amazing tips on SKs, but also Crystal getting through all that without cracking up mid rep (I'd have dropped that bar on my throat from laughing), and the Amazo reference. What a nerd Dr Mike is. Love it.
Can't wait to try these tips, been taking a break from skullcrushers because of elbow discomfort.
I’ve been training for over 23 years. I’ve tried many styles of training; DY was always go to and I made some tweaks. RP, DR. Mike, and Team full ROM have been the biggest game changer. The real difference makers for me have been achieving REAL full ROM, pausing for a second at maximum stretched position, myoreps, working on cadence, and rep ranges. My form has been on point for a while, great mind muscle connection, eccentric importance, etc. but those subtle changes have really been the difference, still extremely motivated about training this way. Thank you Dr. Mike, you’re a genius and are on the vanguard of the most effective methods to achieve hypertrophy.
I've watched basically all of these, including the older ones form like 3 or 4 years ago (and a bunch of the exercise library stuff). One thing that would be great for this format would be showing the movement with correct form first, then giving the tips in order to get to the demonstrated form. Please keep doing these technique/tips refreshes!
Dr. Mike’s personality has truly blossomed over the years and I’m here for it
Dr. Mike you're freaking awesome, 💪🏽 thank you for all the info
amazing content as always rp team.
Thank you so much for this. I watched the other video but this follow - up was immensely helpful. Thank you.
Love that Dr. Mike is having his wife in these videos now. This is what a great marriage looks like: none of the over the top lovey dovey PDA compensation stuff, just joking back and forth with some light flirting. Please never change. You both are awesome.
Why thank you!
I'm on the last week of my meso. Been using dumbbell skullcrushers the "regular" way. Watched this video last night and hit my workout today, using tips from this video. Missed my rep targets, but trashed my tri's so much my arms don't want to work. Wish I knew all these pointers years ago. Great video!!
Just finished tricep extensions to throat area. Slowly lowering and hold for short pause at bottom. Then return. Man what a pump!! Tks so much for another tool to use!
I just found this channel recently and have been watching them back to back. Dr mike is hilarious! And I think he knows his stuff (idk I’m not a doctor) but he has given me some good ideas and tips for my workouts! Greatly appreciate you and keep it up!
Welcome, man! Best wishes! - Dr. Mike
Thank You Dr Mike!
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Keep Up The Good Work!
Love this video thanks Mike and friends. I have been having lots of elbow trouble with skullcrushers
I have to say this has to be one the THE funniest videos so far. I watched it so many times!! 😂
I am excited to try the skull crusher to the chin variation. I am just sitting here at my desk doing air reps and I think that is going to be a good variation.
Just started watching a few weeks ago. A huge hoard of info. And the humour? Awesome! I'm usually giggling throughout the entire video. Cheers!
Ive always performed them over head only and not from the throat...this is a game changer. Thanks man, can't wait to try them out on my next chest back triceps workout 💪😎👍
Learnt a lot. Especially the inverse version. That's a banger!
This and the upright row are exercises I never did because someone said they destroy my body. After your videos I'm implementing both and they actually feel really, really good. It's nice to have new tools and new gains on the horizon.
hope you wont get hurt honestly, i did upright rows some time until it felt bad on the shoulder, also the form presented on this video felt weird on the elbow for me, guess im not for mr. israetel's advices, so i just changed the exercises to a more extended arms for the skullcrusher and the triceps turned on like a christmas tree, tried dumbells for the upright row, and it worked better for me. hope you doing well man
Right on point! Thanks for this going to put this in my templates.
This is a great refresher course on a core tricep movement. The tips provided here are very real world. Thanks Mike!
Really can't thank Dr Mike and all at RP for these videos. They have really changed my training for the better.
I just started doing inverted Skull crushers last week and I got a huge pump and a little soreness from fairly low effort. Adding it to my list of favorite tricep movements.
Also try Smith Machine Skullcrushers. I did them with sets for 15-20 and they gave me a massive pump.
Woooo! - Dr. Mike
I feel like an inverted skull crusher is a bicep curl... But I'm sure it isn't 😅
Amazing tips as always, can’t believe this content is free.
You're honestly the best source of scientific information in this ecosystem. Thanks for getting after it and sharing your knowledge!
Great instructional video, Israeltel fam.
Excellent video! The stretch and the pump I get from following this technique feels absolutely amazing. I got a great pump with just one set and the stretch on my triceps was truly fantastic. Thank you so much for such phenomenal videos! I greatly appreciate it. Your wisdom is very valuable and inspiring. The effort you put into these videos is highly commendable. 🙌
Dr Mikes videos are the only ones I don’t skip for fear of missing a laugh-genius !
A great tip I saw in a CBum arm workout video is once you reach your limit on proper form skull crushers, crank out an extra 3 to 5 reps by bringing the elbows forward when you bend your arms (so the movement is a lot more like a close grip bench press) to really maximize the burn on your triceps.
That's an old school intensity technique, turning an isolation movement to a compound. Heads up, these come with serious fatigue.
You are not cbum stick with good form.
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I was watching scenes from that movie today lol. It’s terrible
Oh shit, that rambling at the end about giving someone a hug. Dr. Mike, you are too good.
Thanks for the video!
I find, for me, that any grip that doesn’t feel more uncomfortable or stresses my wrists, elbows, shoulders or anywhere, I automatically change my grip to a more comfortable position. Especially if the discomfort is somewhere other than the muscle that I’m working. For example…I’m working chest and my front delts are on fire. We often say or hear “listen to your body!” Well, that includes your muscles and joints. Great video Dr Mike! Thank you!
One of the best triceps exercises I have ever done. Did this for the very first time today and ....what a pump!! Loved it!
Definitely didnt do this yesterday; will try next week. Thanks coach👍
Always wanted to learn the throat crusher, thank you Dr.Mike
Another Banger! Informative, fun, instructional and Hilarious.
Great tips! I always feel awkward when doing skull crushers, and these tips help a lot.
please do this for dumbell skull crushers. i find high quality videos on dumbell skullcrushers to be lacking
Love the mix of info and comedy
Awesome video. Great info. They have always killed my elbows. Going to try moving elbow forward for sure
Odd request Dr. Mike - would you ever do a series on proper breathing patterns for lifting (especially compound lifts) and proper core bracing.
I find myself getting gassed mostly through erratic breathing.
When I do barbell rows I try to hold my breath for 6reps minimum, and with the squat don't exhale while in the bottom 2/3rds range. Definitely a good start. Brian Alsrhue has great videos on breathing under load, as he is a strongman coach and retired competitor
please dr
@@drip369 Hold your breath for 6 reps on rows!? I'd probably get light headed doing that
Great idea!
Yep, thanks to your comment it's now on the (eventually to be made into a video) agenda! - Dr. Mike
Oh my gosh. Can’t wait to learn and implement into my training! Appreciate Doc!
Great video
I was just talking about adding skull crushers to my next mesocycle! DR MIKE COMING IN CLUTCH
You have answered my prayers! The miths about the grip width and where the bar shall fall in are destroyed, so are dozens of fitness infulencer's advices xD
I used to not do skullcrushers because they loaded the tendon and I didn't feel the tension on the tricep. After implementing the tips in this video, I have a new favorite tricep exercise.
This is by far the best video on skull crusher I have seen.
You are sick man😆 love your videos 💪👊
You're one of the funnest human beings alive. And your exercise tips go okay too 👌
I was avoiding skullcrushers because of elbow pain but this video really helps, thanks.
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Mike is by far my favorite UA-cam comedian. That's about it...
When you explained it as a squat, that made much more sense. You can definitely get a lot more ROM going toward the throat.
Once I started bringing my skull crushers down at about chin level and sort of pushing my elbows down close into my body as I break as you suggest instead of bringing the bar behind my head and the stretch I feel and pump I get from these has improved a ton. I'm loving these now.
Are you sure??
About chin feel good??? For Long Head
Dr. Mike, can you guys do a Lat Prayer tutorial sometime? Great vid! Keep it up, and thank you!
Don’t know how I missed this but more of these would be great. 👍
Touching the top of my head or the bench is how I always did them and it's been one of my favorite excercises since I was a kid.
I freaking love your humor. Sarcasm and dry humor just hits perfect with me. Also thanks for the great content, but really I'm here for the laughs.
Great tips.
Superb tutorial.
Way to make a skull crusher video informative and entertaining!
Ok I’ve give these a go Dr.Mike 😊
Ah ha! That's why my elbows hurt and I cant do skullcrushers anymore... Every video from the Doc is golden. Now I can get back to doing my fav exercise!
Today I've just started doing skullcrushers again and here we go....just 8h after my workout I'm able to see how much did I f...it up :D.
Awesome video!
i am starting to really like this guy’s channel.
just started doing the barbell version, i been missing out doing inferior choices, harder to progress on. nice!
best muscly mister out there!
Wow!!!! Buddy.. I've never seen skill crushers like that. Just tried the throat version and they're heated up like never before! Thank you!!!
This is 100% the best way to do skull crushers! The break at the elbows and coming down to the throat is the only way for me to do it pain free with amazing connection to the Tricep!
Love this, now I have pain-free elbows. Now I just need pain-free knees when doing squats.
Perfect timing. Was just planning to start doing those
Cool! PS, I'm sure you know this, but in Russian your name sort of means "many pikes." - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization I always thought it translated as "many herrings" but now that you mentioned it, you're right! Never expected to be educated on fishes on this channel!
Or maybe herrings on pikes. 😂 or maybe it means Uranus like the planet? Who knows. If we only had some Russians here to help
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Awesome video, informative and funny as usual. How do you feel about the version people use with the safety squat bar, like Dave Tate does? Would you use that for Hypertrophy, or is that more of a strength builder?
Thank you
I love it when Dr. Christie is in the video, thanks for the excellent form tips and examples!
I already loved you, but then you pull out the Amazo reference 😍
Excellent
Don't know what we'd do without you Dr Mike, this video, over time, has resolved multiple issues I've have with skullcrushers. Thank you plenty.
"One more rep honey". That was cute
Doing these on the male physique template now and man. The nose touches make you really slow down the eccentric mostly out of fear of caving your nose in.
I added these to my triceps training. I have cranky elbow and wasn’t sure these would work and they do. It’s nice to have an additional piece that does not bother my elbows.
LOL the elbow to hips sounds like its just a small thing, but was so huge for me. Never felt skull crushers so skipped them, but now I actually feel in on my tricep.
Life is beautiful, and you make it better, 😂 thanks for the advice. Hope you stay well.
Dr.Mike thanks for the great tips. I'm someone who has trouble at the wrist always have. Any tips? TKS
Great video Dr Mike! I miss the good old days when I could do skullcrushers...before I took an arrow to the elbow, apparently.
Whats your view on the JM press (for strength or hypertrophy). Seemingly there's as many ways to do the movement as there are practitioners so it's really hard to judge whether it's worth it or not.
Helping the algorithm when I can
I would really love a video dedicated specifically to morphology of the triceps, targeting the different portions of it and the different factor that define it. For example I find that the lower portion never end up looking good with calisthenics and need weights to look round
need overhead pushing exercises for calisthenics, can maybe up the handstup pushups
I always wondered about skull crushers. I've trained with tons of trainers and all of them say the way the last was wrong. The last trainer I trained with told me your body is different everyday and pain just needs slight modification to target muscle groups better. The science is always changing and techniques do as well. Thanks for the heads up. Going to play with this today.
Always get the underhook! 🤙🏼💪🏼
thank you a thousand thanks
Here after buying the jiujitsu program awhile ago! Hope to see my bjj content!
All of this is great information. I just wish I’d remember it because your face when you said, “Your elbows will feel right as rain,” is primarily what I’m taking away from this.
I could never do skullcrushers without my elbows feeling weird but I tried some these tips and they actually feel really good now!
Warm up with high rep tricep rope pushdowns. What I found best to work for me as far as form goes, is to literally put my arms behind my head and the bar will be about 4 inches behind the top of my head and I will move the bar down and back up in the same straight up and down path. Kills my triceps and I have had no tendon problems since. I’m actually laying here with sore asf tricep as wet speak 😂
@@ColzStudy I'll try that form tomorrow! Yeah I normally do pushdowns first, feels great that way
Hi Dr Mike i just train Today skrull crushers
I touch between My neck and mouth
Omg what a feeling in My long Head
I never feel that stretch
I used to touch My Head or even More... I thought i get More stretch in The Long Head
But today honestly My arms look bigger in just one sets and no pain in elbow at all
Because before skrull crushers.. i do always pushdown before
Thanks again 🎉
what about dumbbell skull crushers
Ew
No problem. Or do JM Press, but watch the official tutorial on UA-cam.
You know, these alternate form queues really helped a lot. I went from loathing scullcrushers (your elbows feeling like they're about to shear in half will do that to you) to them being one of my favourites.
See, the standard advice of "aim behind your head" is all well and good but puts huge strain on my shoulders instead, mostly due to pushing the upper limits of my shoulder mobility (used to have more of it, but I got too big at some point)
But this is on fucking point. Admittedly I only did some light skullcrushers @ 50kg for experimenting with form (started at 40kg to remind myself what the 'standard' form feels like, tried all variants shown in this video, then picked a couple I liked, went up to 50 and tried them again).
I'm looking forward to Thursday when I get to do more of them, gonna slowly work my way up to short-term target of 80kg and longer-term target of 100kg. Don't really matter to me if I ever hit 100kg skullcrushers but having a goal keeps me motivated.
Thank you, Dr. Mike.