Or, at least, I am not sure if I am doing them correctly. heh
Here's my situation:
I am deploed to Iraq. I don't have a spotter. Most soldiers that lift weights (F'n tools) are not people I want advice from. There are maybe 4 people I have seen in the gym regularly that might have a clue, but I lift heavier than them. So, I have the internet and can look up anything I want, but, since I am still fairly new to weights, I am not sure who's advice to trust. I am hoping to get some solid advice from the fine people here, as, for whatever reason, I still can't post on bb.com. heh
I think my elbows spread too far apart when I am doing skull crushers. I am usually stuck using an EZ bar, as there are three of those in the gym and only one shorty straight bar. When I put the weights on and get into possition and extend my arms, my left shoulder feels like it wants to rotate out of place away from my colar bone, if that makes any sense. I do my best to keep my elbows in, but I suck, and even if I lighten the weight up, I still do that. Actually, I think my form is better if I load the bar. (I usually put ~95lbs on the bar for 4x6 supersetted with curls of usually the same weight, though I have to drop ~5-10lbs for the last set of curls as my biceps just suck.)
I have been doing seated over the head tricep extensions, but they feel really awkward as I am still getting used to them, and I can't seem to use as much weight as I'd like, nor do I feel like I get as good a workout from these.
So, are there any tips to not killing my shoulders doing skull crushers, or some other excercises that I can do to strengthen my should to avoid exacerbating this issue?
Thanks for any and all help.
Here's my situation:
I am deploed to Iraq. I don't have a spotter. Most soldiers that lift weights (F'n tools) are not people I want advice from. There are maybe 4 people I have seen in the gym regularly that might have a clue, but I lift heavier than them. So, I have the internet and can look up anything I want, but, since I am still fairly new to weights, I am not sure who's advice to trust. I am hoping to get some solid advice from the fine people here, as, for whatever reason, I still can't post on bb.com. heh
I think my elbows spread too far apart when I am doing skull crushers. I am usually stuck using an EZ bar, as there are three of those in the gym and only one shorty straight bar. When I put the weights on and get into possition and extend my arms, my left shoulder feels like it wants to rotate out of place away from my colar bone, if that makes any sense. I do my best to keep my elbows in, but I suck, and even if I lighten the weight up, I still do that. Actually, I think my form is better if I load the bar. (I usually put ~95lbs on the bar for 4x6 supersetted with curls of usually the same weight, though I have to drop ~5-10lbs for the last set of curls as my biceps just suck.)
I have been doing seated over the head tricep extensions, but they feel really awkward as I am still getting used to them, and I can't seem to use as much weight as I'd like, nor do I feel like I get as good a workout from these.
So, are there any tips to not killing my shoulders doing skull crushers, or some other excercises that I can do to strengthen my should to avoid exacerbating this issue?
Thanks for any and all help.
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