Skullcrushers elbow pain?

I tried doing low reps (with heavier weight) for triceps just to change it up for a month or so and it screwed up my elbow. Went back to 8-12 reps and its back to normal after a month.
 
Yes, I have had this, especially when I first started them a life time ago.

Here is something to keep in mind that helped me...
When you are doing them, keep your hands/palms curled more so to not let the wrists stretch back. It seemed to help me keep the elbow tendons and ligs tighter and thus seemed to keep them from aching. (Also, do you use a curl bar? with these, since it is more arm friendly)
Also, you might want to do the trigger points in the upper/bis and tris and forearms top/bottom, then stretch out the entire forearm etc.
 
Second the use of the EZ Curl bar. If I use a straight bar I complain about tendon pain as well.
 
Try hitting them on a decline bench and bring the bar to the top of the head...

Should fix the pain! Well i hope it does, it always does for me...
 
Skullcrushers put a lot of strain on the extensor tendons. If you get a lot of pain from doing them, try doing them every other week and substitute a different tricep exercise during the intervening weeks like close grip bench, machine or weighted dips, or dumbbell behind the neck press.
 
PaulBlack said:
Yes, I have had this, especially when I first started them a life time ago.

Here is something to keep in mind that helped me...
When you are doing them, keep your hands/palms curled more so to not let the wrists stretch back. It seemed to help me keep the elbow tendons and ligs tighter and thus seemed to keep them from aching. (Also, do you use a curl bar? with these, since it is more arm friendly)
Also, you might want to do the trigger points in the upper/bis and tris and forearms top/bottom, then stretch out the entire forearm etc.
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I second everything in this post
 
Make sure you're tucking in your elbows at the bottom of the lift.

A lot of people keep their elbows flared throughout the movement, which is wrong.
 
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