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06-23-2008, 12:08 PM
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lying tricep extensions
are lying tricep extensions better then normal ones? and how are they different from skull crushers? What do they work differently then skull crushers?
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06-23-2008, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Thedss
are lying tricep extensions better then normal ones? and how are they different from skull crushers? What do they work differently then skull crushers?
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How are they different? Aren't they the same?
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06-23-2008, 12:31 PM
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Overhead triceps extensions seems to hit all three heads of the muscle whereas skull crushers or lying triceps extensions seems to hit the long head harder than the other two.
Consult these two threads for more details:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2745401
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2761671
Overhead triceps extensions
Skull crushers / Lying triceps extensions
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06-23-2008, 01:49 PM
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It's the other way around - overhead emphasizes the long head.
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Even if the active agent is "unknown" some dork is still gonna be poppin' chicken beaks so he can freakin' squat and will be loggin' the entire dog and pony show.
Crank up those catecholamines, that's not chicken I smell being cooked.
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06-23-2008, 01:52 PM
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06-23-2008, 02:56 PM
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lolz
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06-23-2008, 02:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by in10city
It's the other way around - overhead emphasizes the long head.
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that would be correct
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06-23-2008, 06:06 PM
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the difference is where you bring the bar to and how far you let your elbows tavel back. some people bring the bar to or past the top of your head and the elbows drift back as well and never come to far forward, keeping constant tention on the tris. There are a few names for this. a skull crusher is when you brin the bar to your forehead and the elbows closer to your chest. this puts more stress on your elbow but its up to you and where you get the most tension in your tris.
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06-23-2008, 06:59 PM
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Try doing lying Tri extensions on the decline bench. That way you get a much better range of motion (similar to what djansen was explaining about letting the elbows drift).
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