Sharp pain in elbows when doing Tricep Ext.

[canuck195]

I experience a lot of pain in my elbows when I am performing tricep extensions (I use dumbells)..is this common?

Are Tricep Extensions hard on teh elbows and what exericses should I perform instead for my triceps? (I already do dips)

[cw78]

have you tried heavy weighted dips done really slow? that should give BIG horse shoes!

[MightyMac]

I get a pain in my elbow too, doing the extensions, but it seems to only bother me for the first set. So I do a light warm up set so I don't get the pain with the heavy sets. Maybe give that a try.
Hope it helps.

[gladiator8982]

It's all about warmin up before your work sets man. I get the elbow pain if I go right into it too

[canuck195]

Do you simply use lighter weights to warm up?

[jordangoku]

I had pain in my elbows to from going down to far on the negative phase doing dumbell extension. But, I fixed that problem. When doing over head dumbell extensions only come down to where your hand is in the level with the center part of the back of your head. I haven't had any pain in my elbows since I started doing it this way.

[cramron]

Originally posted by canuck195
I experience a lot of pain in my elbows when I am performing tricep extensions (I use dumbells)..is this common?

Are Tricep Extensions hard on teh elbows and what exericses should I perform instead for my triceps? (I already do dips)

LISTEN TO ME!!!! DO NOT DO ANY MORE EXTENTIONS IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE BODYBUILDING!!!!! most people can do extentions without any sharpe pain in elbows, and then there are some people that just cant do them, we cnat do them, i dont do extentions at all, i get a very sharpe pain in my elbows jsut like you, only do close grip benches and dips, thats all u need for mass anyways, besides extentions are for pussies!!!

[SyNeRgY]

Originally posted by canuck195
I experience a lot of pain in my elbows when I am performing tricep extensions (I use dumbells)..is this common?

Are Tricep Extensions hard on teh elbows and what exericses should I perform instead for my triceps? (I already do dips)

Drink more water... Water plays a huge roll on your joints... Cant think of the scientific name off the top of my head, but try drinking more water through-out the day and during your work-out.

[Nayl]

stop doing them, it's not like you need that exercise.