Triceps again, skull crushers

How old are you? And have you never read anything at all about
bodybuilding or weight training? I mean, it's not as if lying french
presses are some science fiction/fantasy exercise that's just been
sprung on an unsuspecting and clueless world.

Well, then again...

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Some people do skull crushers while standing up, is there a diff?

In google image search, the skull crushers photos showed them lying
horizontally. I had never heard that term before; in fact, why use it?

D'OH!

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Some people do skull crushers while standing up, is there a

diff?

Yeah. The ones done standing up are not skull crushers.

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In google image search, the skull crushers photos showed them

lying

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horizontally.

That's how they're done.
http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/BBLyingTriExtSC.html

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I had never heard that term before; in fact, why use
it?

During the exercise you lower the weight to the forehead. If you
drop the weight it will land on your skull and crush it; at
least that's the idea behind the name. Another name for the
exercise is the French Press.

locker

locker said:

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Some people do skull crushers while standing up, is there a

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diff?

Another name for the
exercise is the French Press.

That's the standing up alternative the OP was wondering about (but you
have to say 'I surrender' when you reach failure).

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Some people do skull crushers while standing up, is there a diff?

In google image search, the skull crushers photos showed them lying
horizontally. I had never heard that term before; in fact, why use it?

'coz if you drop the barbell, you will crush your skull. ;-)

I suppose you could do them standing, but I prefer supine.
I can focus better.
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Curt

If you had read your e-mail recently you would know that I was forced
to take an extremely expensive item back for a refund, rather than
finding a way to use it for weight lifting or Harley Riding.

[...]

Yes, I read that elsewhere in this ng. And I recently read your email.
I thought you still had the item. Regardless, enjoy the rest of your
weekend.

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