Few words strike PAIN into the elbows of old school lifters like Extensions Meathead Humor: Q: "Who Does Skullcrushers?" A: "No One Over 30." Elbows Just Ain't Built For It Triceps extension exercises, like skullcrushers, place the triceps in a fully stretched and maximally loaded position at the same time. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing except that the triceps tendon is stretched DIRECTLY OVER THE ELBOW. That's the back of your arm. The white line that "connects" the Long, Lateral and Medial heads? That's the triceps tendon. See that knob it crosses over? That's the elbow.  And that probably wouldn't be an issue except elbows are boney as all F, and … [Read more...]