skullcrushers vs. close grip bench

[Tim]

Which do you prefer? I find I tear my tris up more with skullcrushers, but lots of people seem to prefer close grip bench.

[rurkster]

Both are great exercises. If you include both of them in your tricep workouts -- you have pretty much set yourself up for success.

[aussiewombat]

there heaps better but if u dont use proper u can do damage. close grip bench is good also but i find it strains my wrists abit.

[Antonio]

Hi Tim,

I somehow like skullcrushers better but I think it's a good idea to alternate them both so that you don't get bored from doing the same exercises and shock the muscle for max results.
They both are excellent for adding some extra muscle mass.

[Younglifter14]

I found that skull crsuhers work more on my inner triceps and close-grip bench press really hit the outer triceps. Incorprate both .

[AJbuilder]

i prefer close grip bench presses.

[A-rod]

"Feeling the exercise " isnt critical for growth , i prefer close grip bench but skull are an awesome exercise too .........

[amusclehead]

close-grip bench by far ........esp. w/ chains

[Wheelies]

amusclehead, instead of regular close grip I did close grip board pause presses for the first time yesterday, it was fun.

[scott_donald]

both...

[nosliw]

Originally posted by AJbuilder
i prefer close grip bench presses.

me too.

[Kane Fan]

CG Bench is great
but if I want to test my triceps specifically I do skullcrushers

[theHULK9281]

Both......but I like skulls better

[BigKazWSM747]

i prefer close grip bench.

[Tim]

Seems like more people like close grip bench, but the difference is not as great as I thought it would be. I do skullcrushers in all of my tricep workouts, and I do close grip bench in about 30% of them and always do them first before any other tricep exercise. I do triceps after I do chest in the same workout, so that may be a reason that I don't tear my tris up as much with them, as the chest comes into play a little bit on close grip bench.

[midian]

close grip bench,

skulls and close grip aren't even on the same page

close grip= compound movement, heavy, great rom + your thigten your delt so your medial head doesn't got any slack = great overaldevelopment

skulls= isolation, light load, weak rom, just another extension, delt not thightend so medial head could have some slack

[r6phantom]

what about Close Grip Floor Press with Chains

Ror some reason i prefer seated/incline dumbell overhead extension because i can semi-supinate my hands. The normal skullcrusher hurts my elbows. Like midian said, skulls are just another extension so the OH extension cant be that much different.

[r6phantom]

Originally posted by aussiewombat
close grip bench is good also but i find it strains my wrists abit.

Me too

Got a question, when one does CGBP, does he let his wrists lay backward so the palm is facing the air, or does he try to grip the bar having their wrists straight so the palms face forward.

[Bignbuff]

I prefer skullcrushers to close grip bench. Both are good exercises nonetheless.

Bignbuff

[RippedGuitarist]

I love both, but I guess if I had to choose it would be Skulls simply because with Close Grip's I still feel it a whole lot in my chest.

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by RippedGuitarist
Close Grip's I still feel it a whole lot in my chest.

probably because chest is one of the movers in the bench press regardless of grip

Originally posted by aussiewombat
there heaps better but if u dont use proper u can do damage. close grip bench is good also but i find it strains my wrists abit.

your wrists are probably too close together. close-grip = palms over elbows, none of this 6'' apart crap u see most doing

Originally posted by r6phantom
what about Close Grip Floor Press with Chains

.

oooh, chains

[AMG]

Skull Crushers

[malnafoto]

CG bench press = if training w/ chest (because is very good for chest also)

skullcrushers = if training tris alone (w/o chest)

I have amazing gains with skullcrushers

JUST MY OPINION!

[r6phantom]

Then would lowering the bar 6 inches before chest in the CGBP take chest out of the equation? Would it be equal to a floor press?

[RippedGuitarist]

Originally posted by r6phantom
Then would lowering the bar 6 inches before chest in the CGBP take chest out of the equation? Would it be equal to a floor press?

No it wouldn't its gonna happen no matter what you do. Don't worry about it though, its still an effective tricep exercise.

[vielbistdu]

I only do close grip bench for my tris...so I favor close grip...but that also works my shoulder, forearms, chest and back...oh well

[Tim]

I have confession to make, I never heard of "floor press." What is it?

[AMG]

Originally posted by Tim
I have confession to make, I never heard of "floor press." What is it?

A Floor Press is a Bench Press done while on the floor. You bring your arms down until your Triceps are resting on the floor. Rest for a second then press back up.

Many PLers use them to help strengthen their lockout on the Bench Press.

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by AMG
A Floor Press is a Bench Press done while on the floor. You bring your arms down until your Triceps are resting on the floor. Rest for a second then press back up.

Many PLers use them to help strengthen their lockout on the Bench Press.

bump, it's a very effective exercise. but make certain it's done in the powerack...you don't need to get stuck or something and have to drop it hard on yourself

[Ulyanov]

Definately close grip bench press.